SAN ANTONIO – A man was critically injured after a shooting in downtown San Antonio, according to the police department.
Officers were dispatched to the shooting around 11:30 p.m. Friday in the 1100 block of Hemisfair Plaza Way, near Civic Park at Hemisfair.
The San Antonio Police Department said the shooter was attempting to rob the 21-year-old man.
An SAPD preliminary report states the man suffered a gunshot wound to his upper body and was taken to a local hospital. Police at the scene said the man was allegedly shot in the face.
No other injuries were reported.
Officers located the shooter and found a firearm nearby. The report states the shooter is a 19-year-old man.
Additional information was not immediately available. The investigation is ongoing.
Andrea K. Moreno is a Digital Journalist at KSAT. She graduated from Texas State University with an electronic media degree and a minor in psychology. She also attended San Antonio College, where she held several positions at the college's newspaper for three years.
