SAN ANTONIO — An elderly man was shot and killed while sitting in his truck, and the gunman is still at large, the San Antonio Police Department said.
The incident happened around 3 a.m. Monday at the intersection of North Alamo Street and East Jones Avenue north of downtown.
Police found the man, who was 73, unresponsive in his vehicle. He was transported to BAMC where he died. They say two male suspects dressed in black ran north after the shooting and have not been caught. According to a preliminary police report, the men were wearing black hooded sweatshirts, dark jeans and black bandanas.
SAPD said the shooting was in an area where homeless people live, and police believe the victim was living in his truck, making it easy for the two men to walk up and open fire.
One of two witnesses told police he was awakened to a loud commotion and noticed the two suspects trying to open the victim's truck. He started yelling and the male suspects while approaching the truck with a second witness. That's when he said one of the suspects pulled out a small handgun and tried to fire it, but it jammed.
The witnesses told detectives the men fled on foot and they tried to follow them, but the suspect whose gun had jammed started firing shots towards them so they retreated.
A quadrant was established, and the surrounding areas were searched, however the suspects were not located.