SAN ANTONIO — A teenager was shot and killed while allegedly trying to break into a car near the UTSA campus, police say.
San Antonio Police were dispatched to the 13900 block of Babcock Road near UTSA Boulevard around 2:23 a.m. Monday for reports of a shooting.
Officers arrived at The Reserve San Antonio, which is less than two minutes from the UTSA campus, and found a gunshot victim mortally wounded. Online it says this is student housing but they do lease to the public, so it’s unclear who may have been involved.
Investigators say a 26-year-old man heard glass break from the parking lot. That man found the suspect sitting inside of his car. SAPD confirmed the suspect was breaking into cars.
The car owner fired one round at the suspect hitting him in the side of his chest and he died of his injuries.
The person who was killed has been identified as 16-year-old Adam Tino Arroyo.
SAPD confirmed that the 26-year-old car owner was trying to protect his property.
At this time, the shooting remains under investigation.
This is a developing story.
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