A 9-year-old boy was shot in the leg by a stray bullet near his home shortly after midnight on New Year\u2019s Eve, according to a San Antonio Police Department incident report.<\/p>\n
SAPD is investigating who fired the bullet, but have no information about potential suspects at this time.<\/p>\n
The boy was in the front yard of his East Side home near Delmar Street and I-10 when he was shot.<\/p>\n
His mother, Gina Martinez, told KSAT<\/a> that she noticed something burning on his pant leg, and applied pressure on the bleeding after realizing her son had been shot.<\/p>\n He was taken to a hospital and released after having the bullet removed and receiving stitches. San Antonio Police are investigating who fired the bullet that struck the boy.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not the first time this has happened in San Antonio. During last year\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve celebration, another 9-year-old boy was struck by a stray bullet<\/a> while in his room.<\/p>\n These incidents were likely the result of celebratory gunfire, a practice that city and state leaders are looking to crack down on.<\/p>\n In response to increased resident calls about stray bullets during celebrations, the city\u2019s Governance Committee, which reviews new policy initiatives, passed a motion asking that the city roll out a public service campaign called \u201cCall the Shots<\/a>,\u201d to encourage residents to report gunfire and stray bullets. <\/p>\n The campaign officially started in June.<\/p>\n State Rep. Liz Campos, whose district includes San Antonio, introduced House Bill 2101<\/a> last legislative session to get a gunfire reporting program in Texas. The program would show law enforcement location information of where shots were heard to help law enforcement investigate. <\/p>\n