An employee at a smoke shop on the West Side shot a suspect during a robbery attempt, according to San Antonio police. That suspect is now recovering in an area hospital.
The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The smoke shop is located in a shopping center near Ingram and Culebra Roads.
Police said the suspect went into the shop and hopped over the counter as if he was going to rob the store.The suspect then took off on foot and made it across the street behind another store in the area. Police found him a short time later with multiple gunshot wounds.SAPD is still canvassing the area and the investigation continues.Allysa Cole is a news reporter at KSAT 12. She joined the station in September 2022. She previously worked in the Rio Grande Valley at KGBT, KRGV and Azteca Valle.
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