SAN ANTONIO – Update (6:50 a.m. Thursday, April 4): A man who was shot and killed while selling a gun to a teenager has been identified.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office said Steven Gagne, 36, died on Saturday night.
Gagne was shot while selling a gun to one of three teens in the 100 block of Chaucer Avenue on the South Side. When first responders arrived, Gagne told them what happened and he was taken to the hospital, where he later died.
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Original (12:51 p.m. Sunday, March 31): A man told San Antonio police he was selling a gun before he was shot multiple times Saturday night on the South Side.
Officers responded around 10:45 p.m. on the 100 block of Chaucer Avenue where they found the man in the street.
While first responders were attempting life-saving measures, the victim told police he was shot as he was trying to complete the sale of a firearm to one of three people.
The 36-year-old victim was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
San Antonio police said its officers were able to track down three people they considered suspects, two 18-year-olds and a 16-year-old boy.
Authorities said they do not yet know which teenager pulled the trigger.
SAPD’s investigation remains ongoing.