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Man shot multiple times in drive-by shooting on West Side, SAPD says

Police: Vehicle fled the scene; victim hospitalized with life-threatening injuries

FILE - A police vehicle flashes its lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) (Matt Rourke, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

SAN ANTONIO – A man was shot multiple times during a drive-by shooting on the West Side, according to San Antonio police.

Officers responded to the shooting around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Southwest 19th and Chihuahua streets.

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According to a preliminary report from SAPD, the 59-year-old victim was walking along Chihuahua Street when a vehicle drove up and someone inside began shooting.

The man was shot multiple times, police said. The vehicle fled the scene before officers arrived.

The man fled into a nearby store, and EMS officials were called. He was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, the report said.

Investigators have not located the vehicle or the suspected shooter. A description of the vehicle is unclear.

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