SAN ANTONIO – A South Side strip club's bouncer was fatally shot early Thursday after an unwelcome customer was thrown out of the establishment and then returned with a gun, police said.
Frank Bernard Lurati Jr., 24, was shot twice around midnight at the MVP Club in the 3700 block of Roosevelt.
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Lurati's family said he had only been working at the club for two weeks, and they didn't want him to work there.
"He was looking for a job and nothing was panning out the way that he wanted it to, and taking the job at the club was really just a last resort for him, because he knew he needed the income to come in," Lurati's sister, Tanya Gutierrez, said.
She said he needed the money to take care of his three kids.
"It's unfortunate that young people like my brother have to go that route to make a living and end up potentially losing their life because of it," Gutierrez said.
Police say a customer believed to be in his mid-20s got into an argument with Lurati, then left the club saying he'd be back.
Twenty minutes later, the man returned and opened fire, hitting Lurati once in the chest and once in the groin.
People at the club say the shooter was a regular, and he was also tossed out two weeks ago.
"For someone to just be vengeful and just have this grudge against him and just kill him for no reason, it's just really hard right now," Gutierrez said.
Police collected a beer can from the club that might give them more information about the shooter's identity.
Lurati's family has set up a memorial fund in his name to help cover funeral expenses.