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'They dumped him like it was trash day...left him to die': 15-year-old in ICU after being shot in the head at house party
SAN ANTONIO — A soon-to-be East Central High School sophomore is in the Intensive Care Unit following a shootout at a party over the weekend. Witnesses told police they saw 15-year-old Elden Balderas thrown into the street and left for dead after he was shot. KENS 5 obtained new...
Three people, including teenager were shot in own backyard; 4 suspects in custody
SAN ANTONIO - Two men and a teenager are recovering after a shooting in their backyard on the East Side. And police said four people are in custody in connection with this triple shooting. The shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. Thursday at a home off Steves Avenue. Police said the...
'He just turned 14': Mother searches for answers after police say her son was shot and killed on northwest side
SAN ANTONIO — A teenager was shot and killed on the northwest side early Wednesday morning, authorities said. San Antonio police responded to a call around 3:45 a.m. and found a 14-year-old boy, identified as Augie Rangel, with multiple gunshot wounds lying in the middle of Santa Anna Street.
'Single dating woman's worst nightmare': Man 'obsessed' with McDonald's co-worker stalked, killed her and her roommate
Rosendo Jesus Montoya was sentenced to life in a Texas prison without the chance of parole for stalking and killing Mary Heinz and her roommate Laura West last year The post ‘Single dating woman’s worst nightmare’: Man ‘obsessed’ with McDonald’s co-worker stalked, killed her and her roommate first appeared on Law & Crime.
Driver dies after sedan hits SUV, splits in half on Highway 151
SAN ANTONIO – A driver was killed after his sedan hit debris on State Highway 151, struck an SUV and then split in half on Wednesday morning. The crash happened after 6 a.m. in the 7200 block of State Highway 151. A preliminary report states the driver was in...
El Paso women, San Antonio man sentenced to federal prison in deadly fentanyl cases
Two El Paso women and a San Antonio man were sentenced to federal prison in unrelated cases where the people they sold fentanyl to overdosed on the deadly opioid drug, authorities said. Kathy Lee Nicole Bradford, 32, was sentenced to 14 years in prison, while Patricia Tafoya, 40, received a year and nine...
Teen accused of shooting of his mom with shotgun remains locked in juvenile detention
SAN ANTONIO — The curly-haired teen shuffled into juvenile court with a chain securing his ankles and handcuffed at the waist. The 16-year-old has been inside juvenile detention since he was accused of shooting his mother to death with a shotgun June 18 at his home on Delgado Street.
SAPD: Teen and two men shot, four people detained in southeast-side shooting
SAN ANTONIO — Four people have been detained after a shooting on the southeast side sends three people to the hospital early Thursday morning, San Antonio authorities said. Police responded to a shooting around 2:30 a.m. around Piedmont Avenue and Vanderbilt Street. According to SAPD, a group of men...
Man attacks deputy constables during eviction on Northwest Side, chief deputy says
SAN ANTONIO – A man attacked Bexar County deputy constables after they tried to evict him on Wednesday afternoon on the Northwest Side, according to the chief deputy. The incident happened just after 2:30 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 4400 block of Gardendale Road, not far from Wurzbach and Fredericksburg Roads near the Medical Center.
Texas Mother Horrifically Shot In The Head By Teen Son
A 15-year-old Texas teen shot his mother in the back of her head, killing her in his grandmother's front yard. 37-year-old Luz Aurora Gonzalez visited her 91-year-old mother with two children at her house in San Antonio. As Gonzalez and the grandmother were hanging out in the backyard talking something triggered Gonzalez's 15-year-old son.
Police investigating after body found in North Side along US 281
SAN ANTONIO - New information on a body that was found on the north side along U.S. Highway 281, near Hildebrand Road. Police told us the body was reported by someone who was walking in the area. After emergency crews arrived, they discovered the body had several gunshot wounds. Police...
Truck crashes into Loop 410 overpass on Southwest Side
SAN ANTONIO – A truck crashed into the bottom of an overpass on the Southwest Side, causing some delays on Loop 410 south. The accident happened around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday on Old Pearsall Road under Loop 410. The truck did not clear the overpass and the bed got stuck underneath.
5 taken to hospital after T-bone crash on Northwest Side
Five people were taken to a hospital after a T-bone crash on the Northwest Side, according to San Antonio police. The crash happened around 8:40 a.m. on Wednesday in the 7800 block of Grissom Road, not far from Misty Way Street and Cathedral Rock Park. Police said a van turned...
Man shot while inside car on East Side, police say
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating after a man was shot on the city’s East Side early Tuesday morning. Officers were called just after 3:30 a.m. to the intersection of Rigsby Avenue and Amanda Street, not far from Interstate 10 and Pecan Valley Drive, after receiving word of shots fired.
Suspect in roommate fight turned deadly shooting identified
SAN ANTONIO - The person police believe to be the suspect in a shooting at a far Northside apartment complex has been identified. Police have identified the suspect as 34-year-old Keon Garland, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. On Tuesday, police responded to a call, allegedly...
Investigation Launched After Housekeeper Found Dead in San Antonio Pool
A woman in her 50s was found dead in a swimming pool at a north-side San Antonio home Wednesday morning, prompting an investigation by local authorities. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office reported that emergency crews received a distress call around 8:30 a.m. following a pool cleaner's discovery of the body in the 15000 block of Lofty Heights near Bitters Road, as detailed by KENS 5.
Poteet man gets life in prison in capital murder case
SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — Atascosa County wanted to get justice for the families of two women killed just over a year ago. On Wednesday, they got their wish when the man responsible for their deaths was sentenced to life in prison. Laura West, 43, was found dead in...
Man who shot at SAPD officers sentenced to prison
SAN ANTONIO – A man who shot at San Antonio police officers during an attempted traffic stop in 2022 was sentenced to prison on Tuesday. Celedino Saldaña could have faced up to life in prison. Instead, a jury recommended 37 years in prison for his conviction on the charge of attempted capital murder and 20 years in prison for the charge of aggravated assault of a police officer. The sentences will be served concurrently.
Three Hospitalized Following Early Morning Shooting in San Antonio, Four Detained
Early Thursday morning, a shooting in San Antonio's southeast side resulted in three people being hospitalized. According to the San Antonio Police Department, officers responded to the shooting at approximately 2:30 a.m. near Piedmont Avenue and Vanderbilt Street, as reported by KENS 5. San Antonio authorities have detained four individuals...
Woman shot dead with two-year-old asleep inside Far East Side apartment
SAN ANTONIO - A woman was shot dead with a two-year-old asleep inside a Far East Side apartment during what deputies are calling a domestic dispute. The Bexar County Sheriff's deputies were called out around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to an apartment off Woodlake Parkway near Old Seguin Road. The suspect,...
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