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San Antonio Food Truck Employee Charged with Aggravated Assault After Shooting Man Over Tip Jar Theft

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Published on August 18, 2025
San Antonio Food Truck Employee Charged with Aggravated Assault After Shooting Man Over Tip Jar TheftSource: Google Street View

Last Saturday night near a North Side food truck, an employee allegedly shot a man after a tip jar theft. Police said a 29-year-old man tried to steal a tip jar from the food truck on West Hildebrand Avenue, according to KSAT.

San Antonio Police responded to a disturbance call around 11:45 p.m. The theft suspect left before officers arrived but was later seen across the street by a food truck employee. The 37-year-old worker confronted the man and shot him once in the chest.

A food truck employee in San Antonio was arrested after a shooting that happened during an attempted theft of a restaurant’s tip jar. Police said the man who was shot was taken to the hospital, and his condition has not been released. The employee is facing a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, as reported by News 4 San Antonio.