SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Police are investigating after two people were shot in their vehicle on the roadway near a Walmart on the city's west side.
The store is located in the 11200 block of Potranco Road near Loop 1604. The report came in at about 3:05 p.m. Friday.
Numerous SAPD vehicles had surrounded a black minivan with at least four bullet holes showing in the driver's side window.
A police spokeswoman said an altercation happened in the Walmart parking lot, after which a man driving in a grey Civic followed a black minivan, pulled up alongside near the Loop 1604 access road and fired several shots into the minivan.
The minivan driver, a male in his 40s, was struck several times, and the passenger, a female in her 30s, also was hit. Both were taken to the hospital as Priority 1 patients, meaning they had sustained life-threatening injuries.
The gunman stayed at the scene afterward. San Antonio Police officers arrived and took him into custody. A woman and child were in his car and were unhurt.
The Schertz Police Department confirmed that the man who fired the shots is an off-duty officer from their department.
San Antonio Police later released him. A spokeswoman said it was believed that he was acting in self-defense. An investigation is ongoing.
There was no word yet on what prompted the altercation. The spokeswoman said Friday afternoon that it may have been related to road rage, but there was no further comment on the cause following the officer's release.
