A person was rushed to the hospital in critical condition Tuesday evening after a shooting on San Antonio's South Side, with police converging on the area near Southwest Military Drive and South Zarzamora Street as the investigation got underway. Officers were called to the scene at 5:10 p.m. following reports of a shooting in progress, and the situation was still unfolding.
According to WOAI, the San Antonio Fire Department confirmed that at least one person was shot and transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. The outlet reported the call came in near the corner of Southwest Military Drive and South Zarzamora Street.
Details Remain Limited as Investigation Continues
As of Tuesday evening, the station's report did not identify the victim or specify a cause behind the shooting. The story was still developing, with the outlet noting that additional information was expected as it became available.
This is not the first time a shooting has drawn a heavy police response to the Southwest Military Drive corridor. Earlier this year, on March 29, one man was killed and two others were critically injured in a shooting in the 130 block of Southwest Military Drive, according to KSAT. In that earlier case, police said a suspect vehicle followed the victims' vehicle before its occupants opened fire, and the two surviving victims — a 23-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy — were taken to a hospital in critical condition. Investigators in that incident had not located the suspects or determined how many people were inside the vehicle at the time of KSAT's report.
Tracking Police Activity on the South Side
Residents looking to monitor patterns of police calls and activity across San Antonio can consult the City of San Antonio's Police Response Dashboard, which the city says visualizes where and when calls for service and police activity occur over time. The San Antonio Police Department also reports its crime data to the National Incident-Based Reporting System, a national database SAPD is required by law to feed, according to the City of San Antonio.
No further details were available Tuesday evening regarding a motive, suspects, or the victim's condition beyond being critical. This remains a developing story.
