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SAPD: 13-year-old in custody, accused of assaulting officers during North Side shooting call

The boy faces several charges including two counts of assault of a peace officer, police say

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SAN ANTONIO – A 13-year-old boy was taken into custody Saturday after fleeing police during a shooting call and allegedly assaulting two officers, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

Officers initially responded to a shooting just after 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the 400 block of Gardina Street, where they found the boy in an alleyway.

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When officers told him to stop, he ran but was caught nearby. While SAPD detained him, he allegedly assaulted two police officers, according to a police preliminary report.

The boy faces charges including evading arrest, unlawfully carrying a weapon and two counts of assault on a peace officer, SAPD said.

Additional information was not immediately available. The investigation is ongoing.


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