SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating after a 19-year-old was shot in a Northeast Side apartment early Wednesday morning.
Officers were called just before 4:30 a.m. to the Alamo Estates Apartments in the 8000 block of Midcrown Drive, not far from Walzem Road and Roosevelt High School after receiving word of shots fired.
According to police, an unknown suspect fired several gunshots into an apartment window and the victim fired back after being struck in the thigh. The suspect fled and has not been found.
The victim drove himself to an area hospital and was taken by EMS to Brooke Army Medical Center, where he is expected to recover. His name has not been released.
SAPD said two other people were inside the apartment and were unaware of what happened. Neither were hurt in the shooting. Shell casings were found at the scene.
So far, no arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing, police said.