1 killed, 1 wounded in shooting near South Side school

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One man is dead and another is in the hospital after a shooting on the South Side Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Officers responded to a call about gunfire the 4100 block of South Presa Street shortly after 2 p.m.

Witnesses on the scene said they heard roughly six gunshots in the area.

San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said officers found two men who had been shot behind a home.

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Officers don't yet know what led to the shooting, McManus said, but police have identified at least one witness.

The shooting was right across the street from the Frank L. Madla Collegiate Academy. Parents outside the school said some kids were playing outside when the gunfire occurred, but staff quickly rushed them inside and initiated a lockdown.

Administrators told parents they will remain in lockdown until police tell them it's safe to lift it.

The man who died is in his 30s, McManus said, but they have not yet publicly identified him. The second person suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators don't have a solid suspect description, but McManus said officers are looking for a black car with chrome wheels, which witnesses said they saw flee the scene shortly after the shooting.
