SAN ANTONIO – A man previously hospitalized after he was shot during an altercation outside of a South Side body shop has died, according to a preliminary report from San Antonio police.
The shooting happened around 10:05 p.m. on Monday in the 700 block of Southwest Military Drive, not far from Pleasanton Road.
An SAPD officer at the scene said a 35-year-old security guard was working on the property when he got into a scuffle with a man in a drainage ditch behind a nearby building.
The man’s friend, identified by police as the victim, stepped in, and the argument escalated.
At some point, the security guard, believing the victim was armed and allegedly reaching for a weapon, shot the man in the chest, according to SAPD.
Officers arrived at the scene and detained the security guard. The report identifies him as a suspect; however, it does not indicate whether he could face charges.
The victim, 41, was taken to the local hospital in critical condition, where he later died, police said.
SAPD’s investigation is ongoing.
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