After being shot, San Antonio man stumbled to convenience store, drank beer, police say

Police investigate a shooting Sunday evening near Jay’s Way Food Mart in the 1900 block of Bandera Road on the West Side. Police investigate a shooting Sunday evening near Jay’s Way Food Mart in the 1900 block of Bandera Road on the West Side. Photo: Emilie Eaton /Staff Photographer Photo: Emilie Eaton /Staff Photographer Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close After being shot, San Antonio man stumbled to convenience store, drank beer, police say 1 / 8 Back to Gallery

After being shot Sunday evening, a man in his 30s stumbled to a West Side convenience store where he took a beer from the cooler and began drinking it, according to police.

The man, who has not yet been identified, was transported to the hospital and is expected to survive.

The man told police he was shot in the abdomen around 7 p.m. Sunday near the Villas del Encanto apartment complex in the 1800 block of Bandera Road.

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After he was shot, police say he walked across the street to Jay’s Way Food Mart, where he served himself to the beer. The store clerk told the man he could not drink on the property. At that point, the man poured the beer all over himself, police said.

After police arrived on scene, the man declined to provide any additional details. He said the shooter was in a car, but he didn’t provide a description or say what type of car was involved.

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Officers surveyed the apartment complex and did not find any blood or bullet casings. They also have not been able to find any witnesses.

Emilie Eaton is a criminal justice reporter in the San Antonio and Bexar County area. Read her on our free site, mySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com. | eeaton@express-news.net | Twitter: @emilieeaton