SAN ANTONIO – A 17-year-old girl is dead following a shooting on the city’s North Side late Monday night, San Antonio police said.
Authorities were called around 7:40 p.m. to Broadway and Ridgecrest after receiving reports of a shooting.
According to police, officers found the girl lying on her stomach with a gunshot wound to the middle of her back. She was taken to University Hospital, where she later died.
Two men in a vehicle told police they heard a pop and the woman screamed that she was shot in the back. Both of the men, both in their 20s, are being questioned by police.
Police say they believe the shot didn’t come from outside of the vehicle and both of the men were taken downtown for further questioning.
The gun involved in the incident has not been recovered as of yet, authorities said.
The name of the girl killed was not released pending notification to next of kin.
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