Two men in their 20s were shot near downtown San Antonio early Friday after a bar fight spilled into the street outside a popular nightlife spot. Emergency crews took both to local hospitals, where police said they were listed in stable condition, and detectives have opened an investigation.
What happened
According to San Antonio police, officers were called around 2:26 a.m. to the 800 block of Austin Street, near the Maeve cocktail bar, after a fight that started inside the venue moved outside and several men got involved. Responding officers and medics found two young men with gunshot wounds: one had been shot twice in the chest, while the other appeared to have been shot or grazed in the neck. Both were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment. The San Antonio Fire Department and EMS also responded as detectives launched an active investigation, according to KENS5.
Where it happened
The shooting took place on the 800 block of Austin Street near Maeve, a cocktail bar that lists its address as 818 Austin St. Maeve is known for its outdoor patio and late-night DJ sets, anchoring a stretch of the Austin Street nightlife corridor. Coverage of the bar's opening and concept highlighted its Tulum-inspired interior and a lively after-hours crowd, per MySA.
Nightlife safety in downtown San Antonio
Violence connected to post-last-call crowds has surfaced in San Antonio's entertainment areas before, stirring public concern and drawing police focus. Local reporting detailed a chaotic brawl and gunfire outside bars on North Alamo Street last year that resulted in arrests and widened the conversation about downtown safety. Those incidents led to calls for stronger after-hours security and tighter crowd control, as KSAT reported.
Investigation
San Antonio police detectives are continuing to investigate the Austin Street shooting, and officers said no arrests had been reported in the immediate aftermath. Authorities have not released any suspect descriptions or potential motives while they work to reconstruct what happened outside the bar. The initial account of the gunfire and the victims' conditions was first reported by KENS5.
