A man is fighting for his life after being shot multiple times following a confrontation late Monday night outside an East Side home. Police say he made several threatening moves with his vehicle during the altercation before someone opened fire, striking him in the stomach and arm.
The shooting happened shortly after 11 p.m. at a home off Coleman Street near North Onslow Street and Lamar Street, according to news4sanantonio.com. Investigators say the confrontation began as an argument that escalated into a physical fight before the man allegedly used his vehicle in a threatening manner against people at the scene. Someone then fired multiple shots at the vehicle, hitting the man in the stomach and arm.
Wounded Driver Kept Moving Before Calling for Help
Despite his injuries, the man did not stop immediately. He crashed into a parked vehicle but continued driving, eventually making it to the area of East Carson and Ash streets, where he called for help, per the same account. Emergency crews responded and rushed him to a hospital in critical condition.
As detectives worked to piece together what happened at the home where the confrontation began, two people present at the scene were detained for questioning. It remains unclear what relationship, if any, those two individuals had to the wounded man, or what specifically triggered the argument that set off the chain of events.
Self-Defense or Criminal Charges Still Undetermined
San Antonio police are now working to determine whether the shooting was an act of self-defense or whether criminal charges will be filed against whoever pulled the trigger. That determination will likely hinge on exactly how the confrontation unfolded in the moments before shots were fired, including the man's alleged use of his vehicle as a threat.
Texas law includes specific provisions governing the use of deadly force in self-defense situations, outlined in Texas Penal Code Section 9.32, though it remains unknown whether or how those provisions might apply to this case. Investigators were determining whether charges would be filed, and the investigation into the East Side shooting was continuing.
