A shooting in the heart of downtown San Antonio sent one person to the hospital in critical condition Thursday afternoon, with police still trying to piece together what led up to the gunfire near the River Walk. The shooting happened shortly before 2 p.m. on the 300 block of South St. Mary's Street, just blocks from one of the city's busiest tourist corridors.
The incident happened around 1:57 p.m., according to KENS 5, which reported that one person was hospitalized following the shooting. The San Antonio Fire Department said the patient was transported to a local hospital with a reported gunshot wound, per the outlet's reporting.
Few Details Released So Far
The San Antonio Police Department confirmed it is investigating the shooting, which happened downtown Thursday afternoon, according to KSAT. That station reported that details of any injuries were not immediately available at the time of its publication. KENS 5 reported that a man approached two construction workers in a vehicle, asked for money, pulled on the door handle, and fought with a passenger, who shot him.
Telemundo San Antonio reported that the person taken to the hospital was in critical condition with a gunshot wound, citing the fire department. The outlet also noted that no details about the circumstances of the incident had been provided as of its report.
News Conference Expected
Officers are expected to hold a news conference to give details of what may have led up to the shooting in the 300 block of South St. Mary's Street, near the River Walk, KSAT reported. KENS 5 reported that the man who was shot was in his mid-20s.
The downtown shooting comes about a month after another shooting in the same part of the city turned deadly. On Oct. 10, a man was killed and several people were detained after a shooting downtown, according to the San Antonio Police Department, as reported by KSAT. That shooting happened just after 1:30 a.m. in the 200 block of College Street, a few blocks from Thursday's incident.
This is a developing story, and Hoodline will update this article as San Antonio police release more information about Thursday's shooting.
