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Two Early-Morning San Antonio Shootings Leave Two Dead, With Downtown Garage Clash and West Side Suspect At Large

Police say a struggle over a drawn weapon set off the downtown gunfire.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 1:20–1:30 a.m. to the Rivercenter Parking Garage rooftop, where an altercation between two groups escalated after a firearm was drawn.
  • A man died at the scene, an 18-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition, and a 16-year-old boy sustained a graze wound and was treated on site.
  • SAPD detained multiple people, recovered a firearm, and identified three male suspects ages 18, 16, and 17, though no arrests have been announced.
  • Separately, just before 8 a.m., a 35-year-old man was shot during an argument at a West Side apartment complex, was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center, and was later pronounced dead.
  • SWAT and Hostage Negotiation teams cleared a reported apartment near West Martin Street and North San Jacinto Street but did not locate the alleged shooter, who remains at large.