SAN ANTONIO – A 37-year-old man is in critical condition after he was stabbed in the upper body during a carjacking on the East Side, according to San Antonio police.
The incident happened just before 10:30 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of the Interstate 35 frontage road.
The victim’s girlfriend was driving the vehicle, and the victim was in the backseat. The suspect, whose age was unknown, began to stab the victim for an unknown reason, an SAPD preliminary report said.
The vehicle pulled into a Wendy’s parking lot in the 700 block of Seguin Avenue near North Walters Street. Both the woman and the victim then exited the vehicle.
SAPD said the suspect fled in the vehicle. Specific details about its make and model are not immediately known.
The man was taken to an area hospital. The woman was unharmed.
Officers said the man sustained injuries to his neck and torso. It is not immediately clear from the report if the suspect was in the front or back seat of the vehicle.
SAPD’s investigation is ongoing.
This is a developing story. KSAT will update this as we learn more.
Mason Hickok is a digital journalist at KSAT. He graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a communication degree and a minor in film studies. He also spent two years working at The Paisano, the independent student newspaper at UTSA. Outside of the newsroom, he enjoys the outdoors, reading and watching movies.