Crime & Safety
San Antonio Mall Shooting: Multiple Injuries Reported
2 people were left with serious injuries and another pair sustained injuries not deemed life-threatening in a shooting at South Park Mall.
SAN ANTONIO, TX — Multiple people were injured in a shooting outside a mall in the city's South Side on Wednesday night, according to local reports.
Officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of Southwest Military Drive at around 9 p.m. amid reports of a shooting, officials said. Upon arrival, officers located four shooting victims, with witnesses reporting seeing three suspects opening fire outside the shopping center. The suspect fled in a black Dodge Charger, and were still at large late Wednesday nght, according to police.
The San Antonio Fire Department said four people were hospitalized in the aftermath of the shooting, KSAT reported. Two of the patients were deemed to be in serious condition while another pair sustained injuries not considered to be life-threatening, according to the report.
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PRELIMINARY INFO: Around 9:00PM officers were dispatched to the 2300 block of SW Military for multiple shooting victims. Officers located four shooting victims. Witnesses reported 3 suspects shot the victims outside the location, jumped in a black Dodge Charger, and fled. https://t.co/uv0dHEAn2H
— San Antonio PD (@SATXPolice) December 19, 2019
The victims were transported to the hospital for treatment. At this time, officers are searching for the suspects and the investigation is active.
— San Antonio PD (@SATXPolice) December 19, 2019
Police advised residents to stay clear of the area to accommodate their investigation. "Please stay away from this area as officers investigate," police wrote on Twitter.
Officers are at South Park Mall at 2310 SW Military Dr. investigating a shooting. Please stay away from this area as officers investigate.
— San Antonio PD (@SATXPolice) December 19, 2019
Police indicated they would share more details at a press conference scheduled later on Wednesday night. Patch will update when more information is known.
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The incident marked the second time in just over two months that a shooting has occurred outside a local mall. WOAI and multiple other local media outlets in San Antonio reported on the Oct. 8 shooting of a 22-year-old man in his 20s outside North Star Mall — across town from the most recent gun violence. The victim was shot in the abdomen in an incident witnessed by his young son. Police later apprehended a suspect.
Last month, two people were hospitalized after being stabbed following a fight between two groups of men at North Star Mall, as KENS reported at the time. An 18-year-old suspect subsequently was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges after the Nov. 19 incident.
— Patch Staff Writer Tony Cantú contributed to this report.
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