SAN ANTONIO — A man was hospitalized with serious injuries after telling officers he had been held against his will overnight at a North Side apartment complex.
Officers were called out around 6:30 a.m. Thursday to the Tuscany Park Apartments off Patricia Drive near West Avenue after neighbors reported hearing a disturbance.
Police said the man managed to escape, and when officers arrived, he told them he had been held against his will overnight by three women and a man.
The victim suffered multiple injuries across his body, including being beaten about the head. Police described the injuries as severe. A neighbor said he witnessed the tail end of the brutal attack.
He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
We spoke to a man who took the photos after the victim ran to his apartment for help.
It sounded like somebody yelling. I heard a guy yelling for help, and there were people on top of him,” said Robert Hamilton. “There was a lady with him, and it looked like she was kicking him. When I grabbed my phone to take a picture, a motorcycle pulled up and started revving its engine, almost like it was trying to drown out the man’s screams. Once I stepped out and started yelling, ‘Get out of here. What are y’all doing?’ they scattered and took off on foot. The victim came up to me afterward and asked me for some water and stuff like that.
Investigators have not how long he may have been inside the apartment. Police said some of the details are disturbing but declined to release additional information because the investigation is in its early stages.
Authorities are searching for the suspects believed to be connected to the case.
The investigation is ongoing.