SAN ANTONIO — A man is dead and another was hospitalized after an alleged stabbing took place in downtown San Antonio.
Around 2 p.m., officers responded to the 900 block of South Main Avenue after receiving reports of an alleged fight. While in route, officers received reports that it was changed to a cutting in progress.
Upon arrival, officers said they found 70-year-old Gary Wayne Battles, deceased with a stab wound across the chest. A suspect was found with a knife in his hand and was placed in police custody.
The suspect was sent to a local hospital with injuries of his own but SAPD said they don't know how he got those injuries.
The identity of the suspect has not been released at this time.
This is an ongoing investigation and KENS 5 will update this story as more information becomes available.
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