SAN ANTONIO — An employee at a northwest-side laundromat was shot and killed overnight after a confrontation with two men in the parking lot.
SAPD was called to the 4100 block of Gardendale in the Medical Center area around 12:40 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a shooting in progress.
When officers arrived at the location, they found a man in his 40s who had been shot and killed in front of the laundromat.
According to police, witnesses said that two men had been in front of the laundromat causing a scene by dancing, eating and just making a mess.
A female employee walked out and confronted the two men, asking them to clean up their mess and leave the location. One of the men reportedly slapped her several times.
The woman went back inside the laundromat and told her boyfriend, who also worked there. The boyfriend then went outside and got into a confrontation with the two suspects. One of them pulled out a gun, and shot him several times, then ran off.
First responders attempted life-saving measures on the victim, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
SAPD said the victim had two gunshot wounds. The suspects haven’t been located yet. According to the Bexar County Medical Examiner, the victim was 47-year-old Jermain Watson.
According to SAPD calls for service, this is the third shooting reported at the laundromat so far this year.
The laundromat, which is normally open 24 hours, changed its hours to 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. the following day.
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