According to San Antonio police, the incident happened around 3 p.m. Sunday in the 5700 block of Culebra Road. (KSAT)
SAN ANTONIO – A 12-year-old girl was injured by gunfire Sunday afternoon as she played with her sibling outside the family’s West Side apartment complex.
According to San Antonio police, the incident happened around 3 p.m. on Sunday in the 5700 block of Culebra Road.
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Police said the girl was outside playing with her sibling and they were about to start a water balloon fight when they heard a gunshot come from somewhere in the complex.
The girl looked down and saw that she had been injured on her left foot. Authorities believe she was hit by shrapnel that came from the bullet.
She was taken by EMS to an area hospital for treatment but she is in stable condition.
SAPD is still working to figure out where the gunfire came from. The investigation continues.
Leigh Waldman is an investigative reporter at KSAT 12. She joined the station in 2021.
Leigh comes to San Antonio from the Midwest after spending time at a station in Omaha, NE. After two winters there, she knew it was time to come home to Texas.
When Leigh is not at work, she enjoys eating, playing with her dogs and spending time with family.
Gavin Nesbitt is an award-winning photojournalist and video editor who joined KSAT in September 2021.
He won a Lone Star Emmy, a Regional Murrow, a Texas Broadcast News Award, a Headliners Foundation Silver Showcase Award and 2 Telly Awards for his work covering the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
