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San Antonio police identify suspect arrested in shooting of ‘homeless’ man

Carlos Escobedo, 51, charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police have identified the man who they arrested in connection with the shooting of another man on the Northwest side Thursday night.

They say they tracked down Carlos Escobedo, 51, about a block away from the scene of the shooting, which happened in the 1800 block of Fredericksburg Road around 9:30 p.m.

RELATED: Man described as ‘homeless’ shot during argument with 2 other men, police say

Police are still looking for a second suspect.

Fredericksburg Road shooting image. (KSAT)

According to officers at the scene, the two suspects were involved in an argument with the victim, who they described as homeless.

They say Escobedo suddenly pulled out a gun and shot the 46-year-old victim, hitting him once in his upper body.

The man who was wounded was rushed to a hospital by ambulance.

At the time, police said he was in critical condition.

The two suspects ran away, but police caught up with Escobedo a short time later.

They had just a vague description of the second suspect.

However, police said their investigation will continue.


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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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