SAN ANTONIO — Two people are dead after a shootout in northern San Antonio Monday, including a man hit by a stray bullet while he was watching television in his home on Mariposa Drive near Blanco Road.
In a rare display of frustration, San Antonio Police chief William McManus said the shooting "outraged" him.
"It is just insane that people have no respect for other people's safety," he continued.
Four people were taken into police custody, including a person taken to the hospital with injuries related to the incident. They are in critical condition. Officers were looking for another man they believed was involved in the fight.
On Wednesday, SAPD provided an update that the fifth suspect was arrested; he turned himself in. Homicide detectives reportedly pieced together enough evidence to connect him to the incident. He has been identified as Jerry Ortiz and has been charged with capital murder. The other four suspects have also been charged with capital murder.
"It looks like some sort of deal was about to go down," McManus speculated.
The chief says it all began when a man approached an SUV, which had circled a nearby gas station and parked prior to the shootout. After some time, a passenger got out of the car with a gun and fired his weapon.
That shooter died and another person inside the SUV was hurt.
A stray bullet killed the bystander inside his home across the street. Police believe that man is around 60-years-old.
Bullets also sprayed into the Beer King convenience store, where Agnelo Monteiro was working.
"All of a sudden we started hearing the sound of bullets," Monteiro said. "We just told the customers to lay on the ground."
None of the five people hiding inside the gas station were hurt.
"We were lucky we didn't get shot," Monteiro said. "I was super scared."
McManus and several witnesses say the shooters appeared to be teenaged.
"This is what leads to the violence in our city - this risky, outrageous behavior with no regard for anyone else's safety or life," McManus said.
Police say they found weapons at the scene.
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