SAN ANTONIO – Multiple people were detained in connection with a shooting that left a man dead on the East Side, according to San Antonio police.
Officers responded to the shooting around 7:30 p.m. Friday in the 5700 block of Lakefront near Lakeledge.
An SAPD preliminary report states a 39-year-old man was found with several gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead shortly after first responders arrived.
Police at the scene told KSAT that two people were detained at a nearby QuikTrip along U.S. Highway 87 and a third person was detained near FM 78. Police are investigating the relationship between the parties involved.
According to the report, officers found a vehicle connected to the shooting and detained its occupants for questioning, along with a second person found nearby on foot.
KSAT has reached out to SAPD for clarification on the number of people detained in connection with the shooting.
Gabby Jimenez is a digital journalist at KSAT. Gabby is a San Antonio native and joined the KSAT team in January 2025. A proud LSU alumna, she has reported for newspapers in Louisiana and Virginia, earning a Virginia Press Association award for Combination Photo and Story in 2024.
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