SAPD says woman’s boyfriend shoots and kills father at North Side restaurant

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police were searching early Saturday morning for a man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend’s father.

Officers were dispatched to a Taco Palenque restaurant in the 18000 block of Blanco Road around 12:15 p.m.

According to a SAPD sergeant on the scene, a woman, her father and her boyfriend – also known as the suspect – started the evening at a bar.

The woman’s father and the suspect had an argument before the suspect left the bar. The woman and her father walked to Taco Palenque, police said.

According to authorities, the suspect then drove to the restaurant where he saw his girlfriend and his girlfriend’s father.

The woman’s father approached the suspect’s vehicle, but when he did, SAPD said the suspect brandished a gun and shot the woman’s father multiple times outside the restaurant.

The victim, who police said was 43 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to police, the suspect fled in his car. SAPD said the investigation is ongoing.