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Breakfast Run Turns Bloody Outside Northwest Side Starbucks

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Published on January 23, 2026
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A man was shot during the morning coffee rush in San Antonio’s Northwest Side and left bleeding in a Starbucks parking lot. He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Detectives are still searching for the shooter following an argument on Fredericksburg Road.

Scene and initial response

Officers were called around 7:30 a.m. to the 1000 block of Vance Jackson Road, where they found a 28‑year‑old man lying on a sidewalk in the Starbucks parking lot with a gunshot wound to the upper part of his body. He was taken to a nearby hospital, and his injuries were reported as non‑life‑threatening. Those details come from the San Antonio Police Department and were first reported by KENS 5.

Fredericksburg corridor has seen other shootings

The stretch of Fredericksburg Road and nearby Vance Jackson has seen multiple violent incidents in recent years, prompting detectives to seek footage and witnesses. In May, a deadly shooting on the 3300 block highlighted the area’s crime issues, according to KSAT.

Investigation ongoing

The victim told police he was in an altercation with a woman on the 3600 block of Fredericksburg Road when an unknown man fired a shot. He could not identify the woman or the shooter, and the circumstances remain unclear. SAPD is investigating, and no suspect information has been released (KENS 5).