San Antonio detectives are investigating after a man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen was dropped off at Mission Trail Baptist Hospital just before 9 p.m. Friday. He was stabilized and transferred to a military trauma center. Officers are questioning those who brought him in to determine where and when the shooting occurred.
According to News4SA, Speaking with reporters, San Antonio Police Officer Garcia told WOAI, “He’s got an apparent gunshot wound to his stomach. It looks like it’s an entry and exit.” Detectives questioned the three people who dropped the victim off as they worked to build a timeline and lock in the exact location of the shooting.
The Research Plaza campus of Mission Trail Baptist operates a 24-hour emergency department, according to Mission Trail Baptist Hospital, and staff there handled the initial life-saving care. The patient was then taken by ambulance to San Antonio Military Medical Center, described as the Department of Defense’s only verified Level I trauma center, per Brooke Army Medical Center.
Police Working to Nail Down Timeline and Scene
Early details point to the shooting possibly taking place near a local park within roughly 20 minutes of the victim’s arrival at the hospital, officials told WOAI. Investigators currently believe he was the only person wounded and say no suspects have been identified as the case moves forward.
Why Drop-Off Cases Leave Detectives Playing Catch-Up
When shooting victims are delivered to hospitals by friends, relatives or even strangers, detectives often start the race behind the clock. By the time officers are called, the original crime scene may be unsecured, cleaned up or simply unknown, which can muddle timelines and blur witness accounts. San Antonio has seen this play out before, including a 2025 case in which a man was dropped at a South Side hospital with an apparent gunshot wound and investigators said they had little to go on while they searched for where the shooting took place, according to KSAT…