SAN ANTONIO – A 17-year-old boy was taken to an area hospital after being stabbed at a far South Side apartment complex early Monday morning, according to San Antonio police.
Officers were called around 12:15 a.m. to the Esperanza Apartments in the 12305 block of Southwest Loop 410, not far from Highway 16 and Texas A&M-San Antonio after receiving word of a person wounded.
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According to police, two teenagers had been having an ongoing dispute and gotten into an altercation when one of them stabbed the other in the left shoulder. That’s when, police say, during the fight a gun was fired, but no one was struck by the bullet.
A preliminary police report states the 19-year-old suspect fled the scene. He was found a short time later and arrested. The wounded teen was taken by ambulance to an area hospital, where he’s expected to recover.
The San Antonio Police Department, the San Antonio Fire Department and EMS all responded to the call.
The investigation is still ongoing and charges could change as more information is gathered, police said.