SAINT ANTHONY – A woman and two children, ages 1 and 2, are in surgery after a domestic violence shooting on the North Side, according to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus.
Police were called to the 500 block of Robinhood Place around 7pm Monday for a shooting.
Officers found a 28-year-old woman on the sidewalk who had been shot in the neck and lower torso, McManus said. They also found that two children, ages 1 and 2, had been shot.
The police chief said two boys, ages 8 and 11, had enough vision to escape the home. One broke a sliding glass door and the other broke a bedroom window.
The injured woman and children were taken to a local hospital for surgery. His conditions are unclear at this time.
McManus said the two boys who escaped appeared to be in “good shape.”
Police arrested a 50-year-old man at a house about a kilometer away. McManus said the man shot the woman and the two children.
“It’s heartbreaking to see a family like this destroyed,” the chief said.
McManus said he wasn’t sure if the family had had domestic violence calls before, as he had just arrived at the scene.
“This is outrageous,” he said.
The chief had a strong message about the effort that goes into preventing domestic violence.
“It affects everyone and everyone. There are no class barriers,” McManus said.
“We spend a lot of time and resources trying to prevent these things from happening,” he continued.
It’s unclear what led to the shooting.
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