SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE: The Bexar County Medical Examiner has identified a teenager who was shot and killed during an alleged drug deal on the Southeast Side of San Antonio.
Geoffrey Roland Shafer, 17, died from a gunshot wound, according to authorities. His death has been ruled a homicide.
ORIGINAL STORY: The San Antonio Police Department is searching for a suspect in connection with a deadly shooting Friday night.
The shooting happened in the backyard of a home around 7 p.m. in the 900 block of East Dullnig Court. Officers believe the shooting was the result of a drug deal that ended with weapons drawn and gunshots fired.
Authorities initially said Friday that a man in his 20s was shot in the backyard. The victim, who was identified Saturday by SAPD as a 17-year-old, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The teenager suffered multiple gunshot wounds, police said Saturday morning.
A person who accompanied the victim and an unknown suspect both fled the scene after the shooting, police said Friday. The suspect left the backyard in a black vehicle.
San Antonio police said Friday its officers eventually detained the person who accompanied the victim. Authorities did not find a firearm on the victim, but the individual detained possessed a firearm.
Officers said they do not know if anyone involved lived in the vicinity of the shooting.
SAPD’s Homicide Unit and crime scene investigators have begun its investigation, which is ongoing.
