SAN ANTONIO – A man was arrested for shooting his father during a dispute Monday on the city’s Northeast Side, according to San Antonio police,
Police said the suspect, 41-year-old Alexander Walton, drove up in a U-Haul to his father’s home around 6 p.m. in the 5100 block of Sierra Vista.
The son wanted access to the home to get some items, but his father, 72, wouldn’t allow him, police said.
SAPD said the two got into an altercation, and moments later Walton pulled out a gun and shot his father once in the stomach.
The father was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Walton was arrested at the scene and charged with aggravated assault of a deadly weapon, SAPD said.
Police said the father had a restraining order against his son. He is also facing a charge of violation of a bond/protective order.
Walton is in jail on bonds totaling $150,000, records show.
The investigation is ongoing.