SAPD: Man injured, 2 alleged suspects flee after shooting on West Side Shooting happened around 3:45 a.m. Tuesday near UT San Antonio downtown campus
SAN ANTONIO ā A man was hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting early Tuesday on the West Side, according to San Antonio police.
Officers responded to the shooting around 3:45 a.m. near the intersection of South Frio Street and Buena Vista Street, not far from the University of Texas at San Antonioās downtown campus.
There, officers found an unidentified man with a gunshot wound to his torso.
SAPD learned that two people had approached and shot the victim before fleeing along South Frio Street, according to a preliminary report.
Descriptive information for the two alleged suspects, and whether both were armed, is unknown.
The victim was taken to the hospital, and SAPD said its investigation is ongoing.
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