SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police arrested a man accused of shooting a 7-year-old girl and her father during a boxing watch party at a West Side home.
The shooting happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday in the 9700 block of Bratton Drive, located near Marbach Road.
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Police said two people, a 31-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman, were involved in a domestic disturbance at the party, which led to the woman asking for help.
The suspect, identified as 24-year-old John Alderete, intervened, and an altercation with the 31-year-old man followed, police said.
Alderete pulled out a gun and fired a gunshot in the direction of the 31-year-old man, who police said is his neighbor.
The bullet struck the 31-year-old man in his arm and inadvertently hit the girl in her chest, SAPD said.
The girl was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, police said. The 31-year-old man was also rushed to the hospital for treatment.
Alderete was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police said.