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Body found on east-side with multiple gunshot wounds, police say

The victim has not yet been identified, but officials believe they were in their 20s.

SAN ANTONIO — A body was found with multiple gunshot wounds on the east side of town overnight, according to the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD).

Officials responded around 2:44 a.m. Tuesday to the 800 block of Green Valley Drive, near Skyline Park, for reports of a body on the sidewalk.

Police say the unidentified victim was in his 20s, and pronounced dead at the scene. Shell casings were found nearby.

Later, police say they received a call for an abandoned car damaged by gunfire along the 4100 block of the I-10 East access road.

Police will be investigating both incidents, but haven't identified a potential suspect at this time. 

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