SAPD: 2 men wounded in South Side shooting turn up at area hospital

Shooting was reported just before 6 a.m. in 700 block of Flanders Ave.

SAN ANTONIO – Two men wounded in a double shooting near a home on the city's South Side took themselves to the hospital early Tuesday morning, San Antonio police said.

The shooting was called in just before 6 a.m. in the 700 block of Flanders Avenue, not far from Interstate 35 and Division Avenue.

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According to police, officers responded to the area but were unable to locate anyone there. They did, however, find both blood and bullet casings at the scene.

Police said a short time later officers received a call about two men turning up at the Children's Hospital of San Antonio with gunshot wounds and determined they were the victims of the shooting. The two men, ages 31 and 29, were sent to other hospitals and are expected to recover.

At this time, the motive for the shooting remains unclear. Police said the investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

This is a developing story. Stay with KSAT 12 both online and on-air for more information.


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Katrina Webber joined KSAT 12 in December 2009. She reports for Good Morning San Antonio. Katrina was born and raised in Queens, NY, but after living in Gulf Coast states for the past decade, she feels right at home in Texas. It's not unusual to find her singing karaoke or leading a song with her church choir when she's not on-air.

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