Early yesterday morning, a woman was shot multiple times as she attempted to intervene in a physical altercation outside an East Side night club, San Antonio police say. The incident occurred after 4 a.m., where police say a fight that started in the parking lot of the club spilled onto the 3700 block of East Commerce Street, near East Houston Street, as reported by News 4 San Antonio.
According to a preliminary SAPD report obtained by KSAT, the woman, in her 20s was struck by gunfire several times when she engaged to deescalate the fight. Officers arrived on scene and provided first aid including applying tourniquets to the victim’s extremities, until she was transported by EMS to a nearby hospital with injuries that were subsequently deemed non-life-threatening. No other injuries were reported from the incident.
The shooter, who has yet to be identified, reportedly fled the scene in an unknown direction post the shooting. Despite a search of the area by police, no suspect was located, and, the investigation into the event continues…