Accidental shooting at a San Antonio apartment complex sends one to the hospital

SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — There’s been a shooting at a Northeast side apartment complex and police believe it was an accident.

It was called in just before 1:30 A.M. Tuesday at the Casa Del Encanto Apartments on Sahara Drive.

There was a group of people hanging around outside and one of them started playing around with an AR-15 rifle.

The gun fired and a man who was standing nearby was shot in the stomach.

He’s at University Hospital in stable condition and is expected to recover.

The person who was handling the gun when it went off ran away from the scene. Police continue to search for him.

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