A backyard dispute between two brothers escalated into fatal gunfire, leaving a girlfriend dead after she was shot several times in the crossfire, police say.
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Department is on the scene where a woman is dead after a shooting broke out between two brothers in a north-side backyard.
Around 4 p.m., SAPD responded to the 200 block of Gazel Drive after receiving reports of a shooting.
Preliminary information from SAPD suggests four people were hanging out in the backyard, two brothers a wife and a girlfriend, when a fight between the brothers broke out.
SAPD said the brothers had a history of arguing but today went too far when one brother allegedly saw the other reaching for something before he pulled out his own gun and opened fire.
The one brother and his girlfriend were struck several times, according to SAPD.
The wife was taken in for questioning as she was the only witness and the brother who was shot is in stable condition and cooperating with police.
SAPD said the girlfriend unfortunately did not survive the shooting.
The brother is facing charges for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and murder, but SAPD charges could be upgraded following further investigation.
This is an ongoing investigation.