LA Fitness shooting in San Antonio – Man ‘shot and killed while working out INSIDE gym’ as cops swarm Blanco Road plaza
A MAN was shot to death while working out at an LA Fitness in Texas on Monday, according to police.
San Antonio Police said the fatal shooting unfolded inside the gym, sending other patrons running for cover.
The incident occurred right around 7pm local time on Monday.
The victim was working out when he was killed, KENS5 reported.
He was reportedly shot once in the head by a suspect who approached him from behind.
The suspect was caught without incident after he fled the scene and started walking down the street, police said.
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A weapon was recovered near the suspect.
The motive for the shooting remains unknown.
Police have not yet identified the victim or the suspect.
A witness told KENS5 that people started running upon hearing the gunfire.
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The LA Fitness is located off Highway 410 and Blanco Road at the Blanco plaza.
This comes just over a year after a similar shooting incident at the same LA Fitness location.
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On July 16, 2021, a 24-year-old was shot and killed at the same San Antonio LA Fitness.
Authorities said that one person was killed and another was critically injured in a shooting after a gym confrontation turned violent.
An SAPD spokesperson said the gunfire erupted after an argument "boiled over," KENS5 reported.
Officers responded to the incident at around 9pm and found 24-year-old Orlando Stuart shot dead.
Stuart was from St Louis but living in San Antonio, family told KSAT.
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Another man in his mid-20s was hospitalized with gunshot wounds after the suspect was "lying in wait" for them to exit the gym, SAPD spokesperson Mariah Medina said.
The doors to the gym had been shattered in that incident, KENS5 reported at the time.