Top San Antonio news: Man shot in arm while in home; historic Market Square reopens; more

Top San Antonio news: Man shot in arm while in home; historic Market Square reopens; morePhoto: Jonathan Cutrer/Flickr
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Published on June 04, 2020

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in San Antonio.

SAPD: Intoxicated sheriff's deputy arrested, accused of firing shots

Officers said BCSO deputy Luis Lopez resisted arrest when they arrived. They also arrested another woman at the location who was pulling on an officer, police said.

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SAPD: 64-year-old man shot in the arm while in east-side home

Police said they found numerous shell casings outside and several bullet holes in the house.

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San Antonio mayor calls off public transit vote, shifts focus to economic recovery

During a televised address on Tuesday, Mayor Ron Nirenberg pulled the plug on a November vote to expand public transit by diverting tax money meant to protect the city's primary source of drinking water.

Read the full story on San Antonio Current.

San Antonio's historic Market Square has reopened

Downtown San Antonio's Market Square reopened Wednesday at 10 a.m. after being shuttered for weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. More than 100 small businesses call the historic shopping plaza home, including those in its farmer’s market and El Mercado, where artists and importers sell goods.

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Mayor tweets that he's not OK with cops firing projectiles at protesters, media

Mayor Ron Nirenberg said on Twitter late Tuesday that he's looking into wooden projectiles police fired at protesters and members of the media..

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