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'He threw me down': 86-year-old SA man says robbery suspects took $400 and broke his elbow
SAN ANTONIO — An 86-year-old man from San Antonio says it's a miracle he's alive. Last week, he says, he was attacked and robbed in his own home. It happened off West Commerce between North General McMullen and Northwest 24th Street. San Antonio police released surveillance video of the...
Police searching for suspects involved in deadly shooting
SAN ANTONIO — Police are searching for the suspects involved in a deadly shooting on the southeast side of San Antonio last night. Officers were called to a home on East Dullnig Court near I-37 around 7 p.m. Friday night for reports of a shooting in progress. Police believe...
Man shot, killed following alleged Southeast Side drug deal, SAPD says
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Department is searching for suspects in connection with a deadly shooting Friday night. The shooting happened in the backyard of a home around 7 p.m. in the 900 block of East Dullnig Court. Officers believe the shooting was the result of a drug deal that ended with weapons drawn and gunshots fired.
Three Men Hospitalized, Suspects Detained After Midnight Shooting in San Antonio Apartment Complex
Early Thursday morning, an altercation exploded into gunfire outside a West Side apartment complex, leaving three men hospitalized with gunshot wounds. The incident occurred just after midnight on South Zarzamora Street near Brady Boulevard. According to FOX San Antonio, two victims were discovered by San Antonio Police with injuries right outside of the apartment building.
Beloved Volleyball Coach Dead at 28 After Being ‘Randomly Shot’ at Rooftop Bar
The community of Jasper, Texas is mourning after the local school district’s beloved volleyball coach was shot and killed at a rooftop bar. San Antonio Police stated in a statement on Facebook that the volleyball coach, identified as 28-year-old Ayden Burt, was shot at the local rooftop bar on the 500 block of E Crockett St.
Mother of backseat passenger, longtime friend of BCSO deputy killed in wrong-way crash, speaks out
SAN ANTONIO — A memorial was held Wednesday afternoon in Elmendorf to remember 20-year-old Bexar County Sheriff's deputy Meredith Portillo. She was killed along with her good friend, Koree Alcoser. His mother, Peggy Gaeta, told KENS 5 that Portillo and her son had been friends since middle school. "He...
'I was proud of him': CPS Energy lineman killed while restoring power honored by family, friends and strangers alike
SAN ANTONIO — A lineman’s death has drawn an outpouring of support from the community. Clayton Kloesel died early Tuesday morning while restoring power in a far west-side neighborhood, on what was a stormy day in San Antonio. The 32-year-old CPS Energy worker from La Vernia was a husband and father of three.
SAPD: Teenager arrested, charged with beating man to death in downtown
SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — A San Antonio teenager has been charged with manslaughter in connection to the death of a man at a downtown hotel. According to the San Antonio Police Department, Thomas Weaver Jr, 42, was found unconscious in front of the Grand Hyatt Hotel on East Market Street at around 1 a.m. July 14. He was bleeding from the back of his head and was rushed to a hospital where he died eight days later.
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