A late-night stabbing on San Antonio’s Northwest Side has sparked a police manhunt for a man accused of repeatedly returning to a property before a confrontation turned violent, officials said. San Antonio police said a woman in her 40s was stabbed on the left side late Wednesday and taken to a hospital. Her exact condition was not immediately released. Security personnel and nearby residents told officers the man had been told multiple times to leave the area but kept coming back, until an argument escalated and the woman was wounded, according to KENS5.
Officers were called around 9:40 p.m. to the 3200 block of Northwestern Drive, where they found the injured woman, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The suspect was described as a man in his 60s wearing a reddish-pink shirt and blue jeans who ran off before officers arrived. Police brought in a helicopter overhead and K-9 teams on the ground to try to track him, details that were reported by KENS 5.
Police Response And Outreach Efforts
The case underscores how complicated it can get when officers are called over and over to the same addresses, especially when situations involve people living outdoors or lingering around private property. Reporting by the San Antonio Express-News has highlighted local outreach and mental health initiatives that aim to connect people experiencing homelessness with services, while also trying to head off violent run-ins in public spaces before they start.
What Texas Law Says About Stabbings
Under Texas law, a stabbing that involves a weapon or leads to serious bodily injury can qualify as aggravated assault under Section 22.02 of the Penal Code. If doctors determine the woman’s injuries meet that legal threshold, Bexar County prosecutors could move forward with felony charges once a suspect is in custody and investigators finish reviewing medical records and other evidence. The statute lays out how aggravated assault is defined and what specific factors can bump an assault up to a felony under state law, as detailed in Texas Penal Code §22.02…