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Man shot dead on downtown street had been riding bicycle, SAPD says

Police said the person who called didn't give very much information, and they have very little to go on. They're asking anyone who knows anything to contact them.

SAN ANTONIO — UPDATE: Homicide detectives need the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect vehicle involved in this murder case, which happened April 12. They released video clips of the suspect's vehicle. Anyone with any information about the suspect vehicle or this case, is asked to please contact SAPD’s Homicide Unit at (210) 207-7635.

A deadly shooting left the San Antonio Police Department with a murder victim and not much else. Officers found the man's body at the intersection of East Evergreen Street and East Evergreen Court, just north of downtown on Monday.

He was later identified 38-year-old Jesus Cardenas.

Police said they got a call around 2:20 a.m. about a person shot in the 600 block of East Evergreen Street, which is near I-35 and North Saint Mary's Street. They said when they arrived there they, found Cardenas was shot in the head. He died from his injuries. 

Credit: SAPD

According to a preliminary report, police said Cardenas was riding a bicycle when he was shot by someone in a vehicle that fled the area.

Police said the person who called didn't give very much information, and they have very little to go on. They're asking anyone who knows anything to contact homicide detectives.

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