Police release photo of man who they say shot 5 people at Texas Roadhouse

6-year-old among victims police say shot by suspect

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Department has released a photo of a man they said shot five people, including a 6-year-old boy, outside of a Texas Roadhouse on Sunday.

Police are asking those who recognize the suspect to contact SAPD's homicide unit, or Crime Stoppers.

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  • Crime Stoppers at 210-224-STOP
  • Homicide at 210-207-7635  

In the surveillance photo police released Tuesday, the gunman has a striped garment pulled over his head, obstructing any view of his face. Police believe the gunman is Hispanic or African-American.

RELATED: 5 victims shot outside Texas Roadhouse were members of same family, SAPD says 

Police said he opened fire on a dinner party waiting to be seated at a Texas Roadhouse in the 2800 block of Cinema Ridge. Four adults and one child were shot, according to police.

The incident was reported to police as an active-shooter but San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said investigators do not believe the shooting was random.

The police report said that four people — a 39-year-old woman, a 22-year-old man, a 50-year-old woman and a 6-year old boy — were all transported by EMS to University Hospital for medical treatment.

The fifth victim was not initially found at the scene but was later discovered at a hospital after he drove himself there to get help. 

Cinema Ridge Shooting

PLEASE SHARE: We need help identifying the suspect who shot five people, including a 6-year-old, outside a restaurant at 2893 Cinema Ridge this past Sunday. Call Crime Stoppers at 210-224-STOP or Homicide at 210-207-7635 with information (Case#18-034709).

Posted by San Antonio Police Department on Tuesday, February 20, 2018