SAN ANTONIO – A 34-year-old man was taken to an area hospital after being shot on the city’s Northwest Side early Monday morning, according to San Antonio police.
The shooting reportedly happened just before 1 a.m. near the intersection of SW 19th Street and Guadalupe Street.
According to police, the victim told officers he was pumping gas at a gas station when he heard gunshots. That’s when, police say, as the man was driving home he realized he had been wounded in his right ankle.
Police said the man drove to his house in the 6600 block of Desilu Drive and the victim’s mother called in the shooting. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he’s expected to recover.
Officers searched in and around the intersection for evidence of a crime scene, but they couldn’t find anything.
SAPD said at this time, they do not have a description of the shooter. A motive for the shooting is not currently known.
The San Antonio Police Department, the San Antonio Fire Department and EMS all responded to the call.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.