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2 men wounded in shooting on West Side, San Antonio police say

Officers called around 12:40 a.m. to 2900 block of West Salinas Street

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating after two people were shot on the city’s West Side early Thursday morning.

Officers were called around 12:40 a.m. to the 2900 block of West Salinas Street, not far from South Zarzamora Street and West Commerce after receiving word of a shooting.

According to police, officers arrived to find two men, ages 23 and 25, shot in the leg. One of the men was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center while the other was taken to University Hospital, police said.

Both men told police that they were walking on the street when two unknown males began shooting them for no apparent reason. It appeared the gunmen fled in a dark-colored SUV northbound on Zarzamora Street.

Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the gunmen.

SAPD said they received conflicting statements from witnesses.

The San Antonio Police Department, the San Antonio Fire Department and EMS all answered the call. The investigation is ongoing, police said.


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