A man in his 40s was shot in the lower leg while riding his bike on San Antonio's Southwest Side around 11:44 a.m. Wednesday, and police say they still have no idea why. Officers found him with a gunshot wound near the 5400 block of Godek Drive, east of Old Pearsall Road, after a gray SUV pulled up alongside him and someone inside fired a single shot.
The man had been traveling a block from Godek Drive when he heard the gunshot and quickly realized he had been hit, according to a report from KSAT. A nearby homeowner called 911, and San Antonio police say officers responded to the shooting near the intersection of Old Pearsall Road and War Cloud Street. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
As of Wednesday, per KENS 5, investigators had no suspect description for whoever was inside the SUV. Police say the reason for the shooting remains unclear, and the case is being treated as an active investigation.
A Familiar Stretch of Road for Southwest Side Violence
This is not the first time gunfire has erupted along this stretch of the Southwest Side. Hoodline reported in April that an 18-year-old woman was grazed in the neck during a drive-by shooting near Hayden Drive and Old Pearsall Road, a corridor that also saw a road rage shooting the night before. Old Pearsall Road serves as a major arterial street connecting residential neighborhoods across the Southwest Side, and it has repeatedly turned up in reports of vehicle-based gun violence this year.
The pattern extends beyond cyclists caught in passing traffic. Hoodline also covered an April shooting in the 3000 block of Weir Avenue, roughly five miles north of Godek Drive, where a gunman in a sedan shot a 37-year-old man who was riding his bicycle. The 5400 block of Godek Drive itself has drawn law enforcement attention before: a federal search warrant was executed there in 2022 by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office alongside SAPD's HIDTA unit and the DEA during a multi-agency operation involving drug seizures and the arrest of a fugitive gang member, according to MySA. The same block also saw a fire in November 2025 that destroyed a trailer home and motor home, as reported by KENS 5.
What Charges a Suspect Could Face
If investigators identify and arrest whoever fired the shot, Texas law offers a clear framework for prosecution. Under Texas Penal Code Section 22.02, discharging a firearm at a person and causing bodily injury constitutes aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony carrying two to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. A related statute, Texas Penal Code Section 22.05(b), classifies knowingly discharging a firearm at or toward a person or occupied vehicle as deadly conduct, a third-degree felony punishable by two to 10 years — a charge that does not require proof the shooter intended to injure anyone.
Crime Trends Complicate the Picture
The shooting comes even as San Antonio has posted broad declines in violent crime. The San Antonio Report noted that citywide homicides fell 8% in the first half of 2026 compared to the year before, continuing a trend that saw homicides drop 18.5% in 2025 after SAPD rolled out its Violent Crime Reduction Plan. KSAT separately reported that overall violent crime in the city dropped 9% year-over-year in 2025, with assault cases falling from 31,179 in 2024 to 26,750 in 2025. Despite those citywide numbers, localized gun violence along corridors like Old Pearsall Road has remained a persistent concern for Southwest Side residents.
Wednesday's shooting adds to a string of recent incidents Hoodline has tracked in the area, including a June shooting call on nearby Excellence Drive and a fatal shootout in July that followed an attempted robbery off Old Pearsall Road. Anyone with information about the gray SUV or the shooting can contact Crime Stoppers of San Antonio at 210-224-STOP or text SATIP to 847411 through the city's Tip411 service.
