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One shot in restaurant parking lot after suspected drug deal gone wrong; police investigating

Officers said at least a dozen shots were fired and more than two ounces of marijuana was seized.

SAN ANTONIO — One person was shot and another person was injured after a suspected drug deal went bad, police say.

Balcones Heights Police Department responded at about 12:15 p.m. Thursday to a report of a shooting in a restaurant parking lot.

Police said a man was shot in the parking lot of the Jack in the Box restaurant in the 4600 block of Fredericksburg Road near Loop 410 after a reported drug deal gone bad. The man was shot in the back below the belt and transported to University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

The two suspects, another man and woman, fled the scene and were believed to be driving a gold four-door car. One person of interest was taken into custody but no charges were said to have been filed, police said.

Officers said at least a dozen shots were fired and more than two ounces of marijuana was seized.

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