SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Department said a 19-year-old man was shot and rushed to a local hospital in critical condition on Thursday afternoon.
Officers and other first responders were dispatched on a call just after 12:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Matthews Avenue.
According to an SAPD officer on scene, two individuals were standing by a vehicle on Matthews Avenue when a red vehicle pulled up near them.
An SAPD spokesperson later told KSAT that the suspect’s vehicle was a maroon sedan.
A person in the maroon vehicle then shot at the victim at least five times, SAPD said. According to police, one of those bullets struck the victim in the abdomen area.
After the unknown shooter drove away, authorities said the victim and the individual walked northbound toward the intersection of El Paso Street and Southwest 21st Street, where the victim collapsed.
At this time, the SAPD officer on scene said that the victim is not cooperating with the shooting investigation.
SAPD said the department is investigating the incident.
This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.
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