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One Killed and Five Wounded in San Antonio July 4 Apartment Shooting

Detentions and unclear suspect statuses show the probe is active.

Overview

  • The shooting late Saturday, July 4, on the East Side struck six people at an apartment complex and an 18-year-old later died at a hospital.
  • Victims include a 12-year-old girl and a 5-year-old girl along with a 41-year-old woman, a 22-year-old man, and one person not identified in initial reports.
  • San Antonio police said several people walking fired toward a residence and there may have been an exchange of gunfire at the scene.
  • Authorities reported that one person taken to a hospital is considered a suspect, a second suspect is in custody, a third suspect remains at large, and others were detained for questioning with no arrests announced.
  • Emergency teams took the wounded to hospitals in critical but stable condition and investigators are continuing to probe motive and the full sequence of events, which could change the case as it develops.