Man killed in East Side shooting after being chased through apartment complex, San Antonio police say

SAN ANTONIO – A man in his 20s is dead after being shot in the chest on the city’s East Side, according to San Antonio police.

Officers were called out to the 3300 block of Roland Avenue on Friday evening for a shooting call. They found a man leaning against a fence with one shot in the chest.

SAPD said the man was being chased through an apartment complex in the area. The shooter jumped a fence and shot the man before fleeing with a woman, according to police.

Both the suspect, 21, and the woman, 18, were caught, and a weapon was recovered, SAPD said. The victim died at the scene.

The suspect and the woman were detained and taken in for questioning. Neither has been formally charged, and it’s unclear what charges they could face.

It’s unknown what led to the shooting.

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