SAN ANTONIO — A man was shot during a robbery at a taco truck on the north side of town early Tuesday morning.
Police responded to the 5200 block of Blanco Road in the parking lot of Taco's de Mama where a man was shot in the stomach.
Officials on the scene said two men had gotten food and gone back to a truck to eat when a man approached them and demanded their wallets at gunpoint. Police later said the victim gave the suspect his wallet and the suspect shot him.
Police said the driver of the truck then returned fire but was struck by gunfire in his stomach. The suspect drove off in a white SUV.
Elizabeth Nolasco runs a business in the same shopping center. She said this random act of violence is shocking.
“We never really thought something like that would happen in this area," Nolasco said.
Nolasco said she was home when the shooting happened but is now reviewing her own security measures.
“We have cameras set up, we try to do our best," Nolasco said. "When anything like that, we lock the door because we have the camera set up, we can see when people come in and out.”
She said she hopes this will not discourage people from supporting local businesses on the north side.
“At this time that’s all they need, support from us in any way we can help them whether it be purchasing their product or spreading their business," She said.
The victim is a man in his 50s. He was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay.
The other man in the truck was not injured.
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