Earlier today, at approximately 4:00 a.m., three teenagers were taken into police custody after a dramatic early morning carjacking incident that resulted in a high-speed chase and shots being fired on the West Side of the city. According to reports, the confrontation began when a woman was carjacked at gunpoint in the parking lot of a Walgreens located off West Commerce Street near North General McMullen Drive, as detailed by FOX San Antonio.
The assailants, now identified as teenagers, took the victim's car, after which officers spotted the stolen vehicle and began pursuit. The chase culminated on Castroville Road, where the car crashed and the suspects fled on foot. Despite the confusion and chaos, officers managed to apprehend one suspect during the foot chase, and the other two were found hiding—one in a trashbin and the other in some nearby bushes—reports KSAT.
Significantly, during the chase, shots were fired at police officers, though no injuries were reported. The San Antonio Police Department confirmed that the officers did not return fire. Along with recovering the stolen vehicle, several weapons were seized at the scene, pointing to a concerning trend of armed incidents involving youths. The woman carjacked was not physically injured during the ordeal, and the details of her current condition have not been made public.
The involvement of minors in such violent acts as carjackings raises longstanding questions about youth delinquency and the proliferation of firearms among teenagers. SAPD continues its search for the second vehicle reported stolen, which was used by the suspects to arrive at the Walgreens parking lot prior to the first carjacking. As per the ongoing investigation, the driver connected to the second vehicle remains at large, and the hunt for additional suspects is still active.
