SAN ANTONIO – (UPDATE: 7/8/2024): The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the Sonic Drive-In manager who was shot and killed by a customer on Sunday night on the Northwest Side of San Antonio.
Daniel Shrewsbury, 33, died from gunshot wounds, the office said. His death has officially been ruled a homicide.
ORIGINAL STORY: A manager of a Sonic Drive-In was shot and killed during an altercation with a woman at a restaurant on the city’s Northwest Side late Sunday night, according to San Antonio police.
The shooting happened around 9:40 p.m. at a Sonic restaurant in the 5500 block of Babcock Road, not far from Huebner Road and near the Medical Center area.
According to police, the manager, a man in his 30s, got into an argument with a woman in the drive-thru. Police said the customer pulled out a gun and shot the manager and left. The manager went inside the restaurant and later died at the scene.
Police said the shooter drove off, and detectives are now looking at surveillance video from the business to get a description of the woman. So far, no arrests have been made.
A preliminary police report states that it is currently unclear why the woman and manager were arguing. Police are investigating whether the woman was a customer or if they had a prior relationship.
The name of the man killed has not yet been released, pending notification to the next of kin.
The San Antonio Police Department, the San Antonio Fire Department and EMS all responded to the call.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.