SAN ANTONIO – Two suspected burglars in an apartment garage were shot by a homeowner who was tipped by a security system, according to San Antonio police.
The shooting occurred shortly after 3 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 9800 block of Westover Hills, not far from Highway 151 on the far West Side.
According to San Antonio police, a man received a notification from a security monitoring system that someone was tampering with his vehicle.
The homeowner, armed with an AK-style rifle, and his wife, who was also armed, then entered their garage and encountered two suspects in their vehicle.
Police said in a preliminary report that the homeowner saw one of them was armed and fired once in their direction. The pair then fled in a vehicle.
After SAPD arrived at the complex, they said in the report that a man was dropped off at a nearby hospital with a gunshot wound to the back.
Investigators were working to determine if the injured man was connected to the incident at the apartment complex. The man matches the description of the alleged suspect, according to police, but he is not cooperating with investigators.
The victim’s injuries were said to be life-threatening, according to SAPD’s report.
SAPD did not indicate if any charges were pending, and no arrests have been made at this time.
This is a developing story. KSAT will update you as more information becomes available.