An argument between a couple at a South Side apartment ended in gunfire Friday, sending a neighbor sprinting across the street to McCollum High School to report shots. Harlandale Independent School District officials said no students were harmed and the campus was not placed on lockdown. San Antonio police later arrested a man after tracing erratic driving tied to the disturbance and say no one was struck by the gunfire, as reported by KENS5.
What police say
Officers were dispatched just after 10:00 a.m. to the 500 block of West Hutchins after a witness ran to the high school to report shots, and investigators found an argument inside an apartment had escalated. According to KENS5, police say a 28-year-old man assaulted a 27-year-old woman and then fired several rounds inside the unit. The shots struck an interior wall but did not penetrate the building’s brick exterior, a key detail given how close the complex sits to the school. School police located a vehicle being driven erratically that they tied to the shooting, and authorities said the suspect will face a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with a family-violence enhancement and could also face a municipal discharge-weapons citation.
Campus and neighborhood context
McCollum High School, at 500 W. Formosa Blvd., is part of Harlandale Independent School District and serves the surrounding South Side neighborhood. The campus sits directly across from the apartment complex where the disturbance occurred, turning any mention of gunfire into the kind of scare no principal ever wants to deal with. The district’s online school page lists McCollum’s contact information and underscores the campus’s role as a neighborhood hub.
Charges and next steps
Police say the arrested man remains in custody while detectives continue to investigate and gather evidence, and charges will be forwarded to prosecutors for possible filing. As reported by KENS5, investigators emphasized that, because the rounds did not penetrate the brick exterior, no bystanders at the school were injured…