SAPD said the 24-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with deadly conduct, DWI and unlawfully carrying a firearm. Other charges may be pending.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio police said a man was taken into custody, accused in a random shooting near a child’s birthday party just north of downtown Saturday night.
SAPD said officers were dispatched to the 400 block of French Place for reports of a shooting in progress. Upon arrival, police say a suspect’s vehicle was located at the intersection of Terry Court and Valero Street.
Officers conducted a traffic stop and the suspect, identified as a 24-year-old male, was arrested without incident.
SAPD said witnesses at the scene told officers the suspect drove down Terry Court, parked at a vacant house and then fired several rounds from a handgun toward a home on the 400 block of French Place where people were celebrating a child’s birthday.
Police said the suspect stated he had been in an argument with his girlfriend at a local bar off the St. Mary’s Strip. He then left the bar and began shooting randomly from his vehicle, according to police.
The suspect was arrested and charged with deadly conduct, DWI and unlawfully carrying a firearm. Other charges may be pending.
No injuries were reported and a weapon was recovered from the scene, according to SAPD.
An investigation remains ongoing.