SAN ANTONIO – A man was hospitalized and a suspect was detained following a shooting in a Frost Bank Center parking lot on Thursday night.
In a news conference, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the shooting happened right after the Spurs’ win over the Detroit Pistons in their first home game since the Rodeo Road Trip.
Salazar said the suspect crashed into a vehicle in parking lot 7 of the Frost Bank Center.
Several bystanders attempted to stop the driver from fleeing the scene and recorded his license plate.
Salazar said a man leaving the game in an unrelated vehicle approached the suspect, and an argument ensued.
The suspect then fired shots from inside his vehicle, Salazar said.
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The victim, 48, was shot at least twice, Salazar said. A BCSO deputy and an off-duty nurse nearby both provided first aid.
The victim’s condition started to worsen on the way to the hospital, Salazar said.
Sheriff Javier Salazar said the shooting happened right after the Spurs’ home game against the Detroit Pistons. (Copyright 2026 by KSAT – All rights reserved.)
The suspect, a 47-year-old man, was detained, the sheriff said. He has not been publicly identified.
Salazar said he will face an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge.
“At worst, this was going to be a minor crash. Stick around, do the right thing, and handle your business … way beyond what this needed to be,” Salazar said.
Salazar recommended that witnesses at scenes not interact and “be a vigilante.
“I don’t think that’s what happened here, the witnesses in this instance did a good job, but again, you could see this guy was armed and nobody knew it until he started shooting,” Salazar said. “You could easily see if this guy was shooting indiscriminately; some other people would’ve been hurt.”
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