SAN ANTONIO — A good Samaritan was in the right place at the right time to help a man who was shot in the leg while riding his bike on the southwest side of town just after midnight.
Police say they were called early Tuesday for reports of a shooting on Somerset Rd at Cree Street, not far from South San High School.
Officials say a 24-year-old man was riding his bike heading north on Somerset when he was shot twice by a suspect in a passing vehicle, hit twice in the leg.
A good Samaritan took the victim to Texas Vista Medical Center where he was stabilized before being transported to BAMC in stable condition.
No information was provided by police on the suspect other than he was driving a dark colored sedan.
No other injuries were reported.
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