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Man arrested after fatally shooting coworker at River Walk restaurant, SAPD says

David Alvarado, 43, was pronounced dead at the scene, officials say

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police have arrested a 20-year-old man after they say he fatally shot a coworker at a River Walk restaurant overnight.

The shooting happened around 1 a.m. Sunday at Cafe Olé in the 500 block of River Walk.

A preliminary report from San Antonio police said the two men worked at the restaurant.

For an unknown reason, the 20-year-old man — identified by police on Monday as Talano Garcia — walked up to his 43-year-old coworker and shot him in the head, police said.

Talano Garcia, 20 (KSAT)

The shooting victim, identified as David Alvarado by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Alvarado died of multiple gunshot wounds. The medical examiner’s office ruled his death as a homicide.

After the shooting, officers were called to a different address. A family member told their relative may have been involved in a shooting near the River Walk.

Officers arrested Garcia without incident at the location on Sunday, Bexar County jail records show. He faces a charge of murder.

KSAT is working to obtain the bond information for the suspect.

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