Attempted robbery leads to murder at apartment complex near Mahncke Park, SAPD says

Victim, 38, died from his injuries

Shooting in the 200 block of Victor St. near Mahncke Park. (Google Maps)

SAN ANTONIO – A man is dead after being shot in the head during an attempted car robbery at an apartment complex on the North Side.

The incident happened after 9 p.m. in the 200 block of Victor Street, just south of the Botanical Garden near the Mahncke Park neighborhood and Fort Sam Houston.

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Police have not yet identified the victim, but they said he was 38 years old.

Investigators say the man was sitting inside his vehicle in the parking lot of the complex when multiple suspects surrounded the vehicle and demanded the man’s keys.

The man exited the vehicle and was shot by one of the suspects, police said. The suspects fled in the man’s vehicle.

EMS took the man to the hospital in critical condition, where he later died.

Several people called in to report the shooting after hearing gunshots, a sergeant on the scene said.

SAPD’s investigation remains an ongoing capital murder case.


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