{"id":263508,"date":"2026-04-23T23:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/263508\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T23:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:27:11","slug":"search-underway-for-person-accused-of-shooting-biker-on-southwest-side-sapd-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/263508\/","title":{"rendered":"Search underway for person accused of shooting biker on Southwest Side, SAPD says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The shooter allegedly fled from the scene, police say<\/p>\n<p>An SAPD patrol vehicle. (KSAT)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 San Antonio police officers are searching for a person accused of shooting a 37-year-old man riding a bike on the Southwest Side. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Officers responded to the shooting around 1:30 a.m. Thursday in the 3000 block of Weir Avenue, which is located near Cupples Road. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to an SAPD preliminary report, the man was on a bike when a sedan approached him. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">A person exited the sedan, assaulted the victim and shot him in his lower body, the report said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The shooter then fled the scene, police said. 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