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Man dies in hospital after East Side shooting, San Antonio police say

Shooter, victim both appear to be homeless, police say

SAN ANTONIOEditor’s Note: The video in this story contains preliminary information that has since been updated in this article.

San Antonio police are investigating a shooting on the city’s East Side that left one man dead, officials said.

Officers were called to the 800 block of South Walters around 9 a.m. Friday to respond to the shooting.

Officials said that an argument broke out between two men who are both believed to be homeless. One man was shot in the abdomen, and the shooter fled the scene, police said.

The victim was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

Officers gathered evidence at the scene Friday morning and are looking for the suspected shooter, who was last seen fleeing south from the crime scene.


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Jonathan Cotto is a reporter for KSAT’s Good Morning San Antonio. He’s a bilingual award-winning news reporter and he joined KSAT in 2021. Before coming to San Antonio, Cotto was reporting along the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas. He’s a veteran of the United States Navy.

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