SAN ANTONIO – A man in his 20s was found dead with several gunshot wounds just north of downtown, according to San Antonio police.
A passerby discovered the man’s body near a drainage ditch around 3:30 p.m. on Monday off the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 281 between Basse Road and Hildebrand Avenue.
The man was not breathing or moving, police said.
Officers found the man in a grass embankment, and emergency services pronounced the man dead upon arrival, according to SAPD.
Police are investigating the incident as a homicide since the body was riddled with gunshot wounds, police said.
Seven shell casings were found lying next to the man’s body, SAPD said.
Police believe the man may have been shot and killed over the last 24 hours, possibly overnight.
The man has not been positively identified, and a suspect is unknown at this time.
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