{"id":442635,"date":"2026-09-21T05:06:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T05:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/442635\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T05:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T05:06:18","slug":"sapd-searching-for-2-suspects-after-16-year-old-boy-shot-on-west-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/442635\/","title":{"rendered":"SAPD searching for 2 suspects after 16-year-old boy shot on West Side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Teenager may have known one of the suspects from school<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A 16-year-old boy was shot Sunday evening, the San Antonio Police Department said as they search for two suspects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The teenager was found inside a West Side apartment, police said, around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Menchaca and Elmendorf streets near West Poplar Street and North Zarzamora. Police said the boy was shot at least twice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Two suspects ran from the scene, according to police. Investigators believe one of them is a teenager who may know the victim from school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Police said they do not know what led to the shooting, and said the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Read also:<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf ilkOIf copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorsEmilio Sanchez headshot<img alt=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789967169_10_c329b17a-0252-4895-a0c4-28474ea3159f.png\"\/><a class=\"sc-bmzYkS fERtCt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/ES48BVPDEQ23109VBCZTHV\/\" title=\"View Emilio Sanchez&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emilio Sanchez<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf ctDavV cigBRW\">Emilio Sanchez is a KSAT News Photographer from Denver. 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