SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE 10/18/22: The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a man found dead lying in a pool of his blood after being shot last week.
The victim was identified as 48-year-old Raymond Soto, according to the ME’s office.
Soto’s death was classified as a homicide, and his cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to his head.
Original Story
A man was found dead, lying in a pool of his own blood after being shot near downtown and San Antonio police are working to find the suspect responsible.
Officers were called around 4:30 a.m. Friday to E. Fredericksburg and La Harpe Street for someone lying on the ground.
When police edged closer to the man, believed to be in his 50s or 60s, they found he had a small bullet hole in the back of his head and was bleeding, according to SAPD. There was no trace of the suspect.
EMS tried to provide medical assistance to the man, but he was later pronounced deceased.
Further details are limited and the investigation continues.