SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Police say a homeowner shot a man who had a shovel and refused to leave his backyard on Tuesday afternoon.
It happened on the 700 block of Leal, just northwest of downtown. Fire officials said a person was taken to a hospital in critical condition. The person who was shot was described as a 35-year-old man.
"Our victim was trespassing on the homeowner's property in the backyard. He had a shovel in his hand, the homeowner asked him to leave, he wouldn't leave, there was a bit of an altercation that occurred, and the homeowner shot the victim."
Police have not yet said if that homeowner will face charges.
This is a developing story.
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