SAN ANTONIO – A family dispute on San Antonio’s Northwest Side turned violent Sunday morning, leaving two men wounded and one man facing felony charges.
The shooting happened just before 7 a.m. near Cherry Ridge Drive and Vance Jackson Road.
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According to an arrest affidavit, John Gonzalez, 44, went to the location to argue with his stepson, Reginald Vaughn, 27, over property and Gonzalez’s relationship with Vaughn’s significant other.
Hector Hernandez, 61, drove Gonzalez to the scene. During the confrontation, Vaughn and another family member allegedly opened the passenger-side door of Hernandez’s pickup truck, where Gonzalez was sitting, and began striking him.
Hernandez said he heard several gunshots and then realized both he and Gonzalez had been shot. Hernandez was struck in the upper right leg. Gonzalez suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen and underwent surgery at University Hospital.
Vaughn was arrested and faces a first-degree felony charge of aggravated assault against a family member with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury in connection with Gonzalez’s injuries. He also faces a second-degree felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with Hernandez’s injuries.