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5 shot, 3 killed in sports bar shooting on the city's east side

SAPD said some type of altercation started inside the bar and one person went outside and came back with a rifle and started shooting.

SAN ANTONIO — Three people are dead and three are in critical condition after being shot  at a bar Sunday morning, police said.

At 3:37 a.m., the San Antonio Police Department and the San Antonio Fire Department responded to a shooting at the Boom Boom Sports Bar located in the 1600 block of S New Braunfels Avenue.

SAPD said some type of altercation started inside the bar and one person went outside and came back with a rifle and started shooting.  

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Police said a total of five people were shot and one woman and man were pronounced deceased on scene. The other three victims were transported in critical condition to a local hospital.  

Police said they are also investigating if the bar was operating after hours.  

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