A long-simmering dispute on San Antonio’s North Side turned violent Sunday morning when a business owner shot a man in the leg after an alleged knife threat, according to police. Officers were called around 9:47 a.m. to the 18400 block of Blanco Road, where the man had reportedly been harassing the business and its employees for weeks. The owner fired a single round that hit the suspect in the leg, and police say the wounded man then drove himself to a nearby hospital, where he was taken into custody. No one else was hurt.
What police say
SAPD investigators told KENS5 the man had been harassing and threatening the owner and employees for weeks before Sunday’s confrontation. Police say the suspect is accused of damaging property at the storefront, including slashing a tire and throwing a box of fertilizer.
According to investigators, the situation escalated when the suspect allegedly threatened the owner with a knife. The owner fired once, striking the man in the leg. The suspect then left the scene and drove to a nearby hospital, where officers took him into custody. Detectives are still piecing together the full timeline of how the encounter unfolded.
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