SAN ANTONIO – A 10-year-old boy was injured by a bullet during a road rage shooting overnight, according to San Antonio police.
Officers were called around 10 p.m. to the 8900 block of Airport Boulevard, not far from Highway 281 and Loop 410 on the city’s North Side.
According to police, a mom, a dad and three kids were driving on the access road of Loop 410 between Nacogdoches and Broadway when a dark-colored Mercedes fired three to four shots at the family’s sport utility vehicle.
A preliminary police report states the driver of the Mercedes had approached from behind and then became impatient as he attempted to pass the vehicle.
Police said the family was able to make it to a nearby convenience store, where they called for help.
Emergency crews found that the 10-year-old boy was hit in the leg by a ricocheting bullet. He was given a bandage and was able to go home.
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The San Antonio Police Department, the San Antonio Fire Department and EMS all responded to the call.
Police say they are still looking for the suspect, a man believed to be in his 40s or 50s.