Man dies after shooting on East Side, San Antonio police say

SAN ANTONIO – A 26-year-old man died after a shooting on the East Side on Sunday morning, according to San Antonio police.

Officers responded to the shooting around 7 a.m. in the 1600 block of Rigsby Avenue, which is located near Elgin Avenue.

SAPD said its officers found the man with gunshot wounds to his upper body at the back of a property. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

It appears that the 26-year-old man was walking towards a vehicle when he was shot, the department said.

Police could not provide any information on the shooter. No further details were released.

The shooting took place about 12 hours after another shooting in the same neighborhood, which hospitalized two people.

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