SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Department said it is searching for suspects in connection with a burglary and assault of a West Side resident with a baseball bat.
SAPD officers were dispatched to a shooting call around 9:15 p.m. Saturday in the 800 block of South Trinity Street. When they arrived, they found a 41-year-old man outside of his residence with multiple visible injuries, police said.
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In its initial report, officers said an unknown number of suspects entered the victim’s home, assaulted him, shot him and fled the scene.
After the man was transported to a local hospital, medical staff told SAPD that the man’s injuries were not consistent with a shooting. SAPD said it later learned that the man suffered blunt force trauma after the suspects beat him with a baseball bat.
The victim’s injuries are considered non-life-threatening, authorities said.
SAPD said it is investigating the incident as a burglary of a habitation with intent to commit assault case.