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Three Employees Killed in San Antonio Workplace Shooting

Police call the attack targeted, with the suspected gunman later found dead of an apparent self-inflicted wound.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 7:45 a.m. Saturday to Mission Landscape Supplies on San Antonio’s northeast side and found three workers fatally shot.
  • San Antonio Police said the victims were two men and a woman employed at the business, and authorities have not released their identities.
  • Investigators said the violence was not random and indicated the suspect and victims knew one another, though a motive remains unknown.
  • A large law-enforcement response, including SWAT and K-9 units, secured the area as residents were urged to stay away during the search.
  • Local outlets reported the suspected gunman as 21-year-old Jose Hernandez and an employee of the business, a detail not confirmed by police as the investigation continues.