SAN ANTONIO – Update:
The Bexar County Medical Examiner has identified a 33-year-old man killed in an overnight shooting on the Northeast Side.
Freddie Campbell died from a gunshot wound he sustained in the incident, according to the ME’s Office.
The shooting happened around 1:18 a.m., Sunday, in the 8100 block of Cross Creek in the parking lot of the Banyan Tree Apartments.
Campbell got into an argument with another man before it escalated into a shooting, according to police. The other man, 24, was in serious condition and taken to the hospital for injuries.
Charges in the incident are still pending.
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One man is dead and another is in serious condition after an argument escalated into a shooting on the Northeast Side, according to San Antonio police.
The shooting happened around 1:18 a.m., Sunday, in the 8100 block of Cross Creek in the parking lot of the Banyan Tree Apartments.
Police said the two men were fighting in the parking lot when gunshots were fired. One of the men, 33, was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene. The other man, 24, was shot in the thigh and the shoulder and was taken to the Brooke Army Medical Center in serious condition.
Officers questioned the man that was hospitalized, and he told police it was an act of self defense in the incident. He said the other man had shot at him and he returned fire.
Charges are still pending at this time and the investigation is ongoing.
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