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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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
San Antonio man sentenced to 37 years for shooting at police officer
SAN ANTONIO - A man learned his sentence Tuesday after being found guilty of attempting to kill a police officer back in 2022. Celedino Saldaña was sentenced to 37 years in prison by the 227th District Court Judge Del Prado. Prosecutors said Saldaña shot at a car on Aug....
One Dead, Another Critically Injured Following Roommate Dispute Turned Shooting in San Antonio
A violent confrontation between roommates escalated into a shooting on San Antonio's far North Side, leaving one man fighting for his life and another dead, in what police believe to be a case of domestic violence turned fatal. The incident took place within the confines of an apartment complex located near Boerne Stage Road and I-10.
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.
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...
Shooting on San Antonio’s East Side sends one to hospital, police say they are still searching for the shooter
SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — San Antonio police are investigating a shooting on the East Side that sent a man to the hospital Tuesday morning. It happened at around 3:30 a.m. at the intersection of Rigsby Avenue and Amanda Street. Police say three people were in a car when...
Homeowner shot after confronting a man urinating outside his home: police
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (WOAI) — A homeowner was shot after confronting a man urinating in front of his Texas home. The shooting happened just before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at a home off Zupan Lane near Castroville Road. Police said the suspect pulled over in front of the man's house...
HELP US FIND: 19-year-old goes missing on Northeast Side
SAN ANTONIO - Police are searching for a 19-year-old man who went missing Tuesday. The San Antonio Police are looking for Michael Antwoine Lovings Jr., who was last seen Monday on Binz-Engleman Road near Interstate 35. Michael is 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighs around 130 pounds had has brown...
Man wanted for soliciting minor online arrested at Donna International Bridge
DONNA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection apprehended a man wanted out of Bexar County for soliciting a minor online. Jose Quintanilla, 27, was arrested on a warrant for online solicitation of a minor, a news release from CBP stated. On Friday, officers at the Donna International Bridge referred a man, identified as […]
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 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.
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.
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