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Woman expected to make ‘full recovery’ after allegedly being shot by brother

Bexar County detectives still searching for man

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A West Bexar County woman is expected to make a full recovery after a shooting allegedly involving her brother, according to a spokesman for the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

The shooting happened inside the woman’s home in the 11900 block of Grapevine Street just before 8 a.m. Friday.

Sheriff’s deputies say she and her brother had been involved in a disagreement which ended with him shooting her in her shoulder.

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She was taken to a hospital by ambulance.

Deputies gather outside the home on Grapevine Street where the shooting happened. (KSAT 12 News)

Deputies say her brother left the home in a vehicle, although they were not able to provide a description of it right away.

With help from a San Antonio Police Department helicopter, they were able to search the neighborhood.

Still, they did not find the man or his vehicle.

Investigators at the scene did not release the names of the people involved.

Initially, there was some confusion about the case with the sheriff’s office telling news media that the suspect was the woman’s son. Later, they clarified that he is her brother.


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Katrina Webber joined KSAT 12 in December 2009. She reports for Good Morning San Antonio. Katrina was born and raised in Queens, NY, but after living in Gulf Coast states for the past decade, she feels right at home in Texas. It's not unusual to find her singing karaoke or leading a song with her church choir when she's not on-air.

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Tim has been a photojournalist and video editor at KSAT since 1998. He came to San Antonio from Lubbock, where he worked in TV and earned his bachelor's degree in Electronic Media and Communication from Texas Tech University. Tim has won a handful of awards and has earned a master's in Strategic Communication and Innovation from Tech as well.

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