Man shoots himself in face while loading groceries outside west-side H-E-B, police say

Authorities are still investigating the intent of the shooting.

SAN ANTONIO — A man shot himself in the face while in the parking lot of a west-side H-E-B Tuesday morning, authorities say. 

San Antonio police responded to the 2100 block of Culebra Road around 11:30 a.m. 

Police say a 22-year-old man was putting groceries into a vehicle, while his mother was in the car, when a gun went off. 

Authorities say the man sustained a gunshot wound to the face and say it was self-inflicted. The wound was non-life threatening. 

Police say they are unsure if the gun was owned by the man or what the intent was.

Authorities are still investigating. 

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