SAN MARCOS, Texas – The San Marcos Police Department held a news conference on Monday afternoon to give updates on a violent weekend that resulted in one death.
San Marcos police said multiple shootings on Saturday and Sunday left one person dead and three people injured.
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The first shooting happened around 1 a.m. Saturday at Old Ranch Road and Houston Street. San Marcos Police Chief Stan Standridge said at least seven gunshots were fired into an apartment occupied by two people. Nobody was injured by the gunfire. The shooter remains on the run, according to police.
The second shooting happened around 10 p.m. Saturday near Kissing Alley on Hopkins Street, along The Square and across from the historic Hays County Courthouse.
Standridge said officers had initially responded to a call for a robbery, but then gunshots were heard. Three people were shot and taken to area hospitals, and one later died.
The person killed was shot at least five times, according to Standridge. The two others suffered two gunshot wounds each and are expected to recover.
Police are looking for two males in connection with the shooting. One was wearing a black hoodie with white letters, dark pants and dark shoes. The other was wearing a two-tone black and light gray jacket, dark pants and a beanie.
The males have not been identified. They left the area driving an Audi A3 sedan, which was later seized with the help of footage from the downtown fire department, police said.
“I caution our community, the shooter is considered armed and dangerous,” Standridge said Monday, in part. “Video shows him shooting at the group of victims, and once several fell to the ground, he then closed the distance on at least two of them and shot them several more times while they lay on the ground. We do not know the motive.”
Anyone with pictures, video or information about the people wanted in connection with the shooting is urged to contact San Marcos police at 512-753-2108.
At 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Standridge ordered all downtown bars to close due to the shooting.
Officers then responded to another shooting around 1:25 a.m. Sunday, before the daylight saving time change. Multiple people called police to report a fight that turned into a shooting at The Outpost apartment complex in the 1600 block of Post Road.
When officers arrived at the complex, they found shell casings and “a large amount of blood” near the pool, police said.
One person was injured and was taken to a hospital by friends before officers arrived. No one has been arrested in connection with the shooting. However, Standridge told reporters Monday that investigators have a good idea about who the shooter is.
Investigators have requested that witnesses or anyone who filmed the shooting on Post Road come forward. Contact Detective Robert Elrod at 512-753-2132 or relrod@sanmarcostx.gov.
The complex is about two miles away from where the shooting at The Square happened. Police said the shootings were unrelated.
Around 1:50 a.m. Sunday, after the daylight saving time change, officers responded to a fourth shooting.
Police said officers were leaving the Hopkins Street area, where the shooting along The Square took place, when multiple gunshots were fired on North LBJ Drive.
Officers chased and arrested Eliezer Johnson Hernandez, 20. Police said it’s unclear if anyone was hit by the gunfire, but said the shooting was also unrelated to the earlier shootings.
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