Overview
- Police say the boy was struck outside his East Side home near Delmar Street and I-10 around midnight on New Year’s.
- Doctors removed a bullet from his leg at a local hospital, he was released, and he is now recovering at home.
- The San Antonio Police Department is investigating the origin of the round and has not announced any arrests.
- The recovered projectile was turned over to investigators as evidence to aid efforts to track where it was fired.
- State Rep. Liz Campos says she will refile a 2027 proposal to establish a system for reporting gunfire to support police investigations.