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Suspects shoot driver, tell victim ‘Sorry, wrong guy,’ San Antonio police say

Man shot on North Side after case of mistaken identity; suspects fled the scene

SAN ANTONIO – A shooting on the city’s North Side ended with an unusual apology from the suspect early Friday morning, according to San Antonio police.

The shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. near O’Connor Road and Wurzbach Parkway.

SAPD said a 27-year-old man was shot multiple times in his lower extremities by two unknown suspects in a black SUV. The victim told police that the SUV that pulled up alongside the victim’s car had been following him before they fired at least nine shots at his vehicle.

One of the shooters then got out of the suspects’ vehicle, walked up to the victim’s window and said, “Sorry, wrong guy,” according to SAPD.

Police said the suspect jumped back in the SUV and drove off, possibly down Wurzbach Parkway. Both suspects’ whereabouts are unknown at this time.

After the shooting, authorities said the victim drove himself to his home near the crime scene and called police.

He was transported to a local hospital in serious condition, SAPD said.