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Man dies at hospital after South Side motel shooting, SAPD says

No arrests have been made as of Sunday morning

SAN ANTONIO – A man died at a hospital after a shooting on the South Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

Daniel Mendoza, 39, was shot in the head at the Sunrise Motel in the 4500 block of South Presa Street, the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office said.

Officers responded to the shooting around 9:20 p.m. Saturday at the motel, where police said they found a 39-year-old man, later identified as Mendoza, with apparent gunshot wounds.

Police are searching for possible suspects after a man was shot in a South Side motel on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (KSAT 12)

Mendoza was unresponsive and taken to a hospital, where he later died, police said.

Witnesses told officers the man was in an “altercation” with an unknown person at the motel, police said. The cause of the altercation is unknown.

Police are searching for possible suspects after a man was shot in a South Side motel on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (KSAT 12)

As of Sunday morning, police said no arrests have been made in connection with the shooting.

The investigation is ongoing.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.


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