San Antonio mayoral candidate's mother robbed at gunpoint in Southeast Side home invasion

Bexar County Commissioner and San Antonio mayoral candidate Tommy Adkisson. Bexar County Commissioner and San Antonio mayoral candidate Tommy Adkisson. Photo: BOB OWEN, Staff / San Antonio Express-News Photo: BOB OWEN, Staff / San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 41 Caption Close San Antonio mayoral candidate's mother robbed at gunpoint in Southeast Side home invasion 1 / 41 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — The 90-year-old mother of former Bexar County Commissioner and San Antonio mayoral candiate Tommy Adkisson was robbed at gunpoint as she lay in bed on Sunday night.

The Southeast Side home invasion was one of two in the area in a span of about 20 minutes, police said.

Officers received a call for a robbery in progress at Mary Adkisson's home in the 100 block of Golden Crown Drive around 11: 30 p.m.

Mary Adkisson, who had been asleep in the home, woke up after hearing three gunshots. Moments later, a man was in her bedroom pointing a gun in her face.

“She thought that her life may have well been over,” Tommy Adkisson said in a phone interview, adding that the intruder did not physically injure his mother, but "scared the daylights out of her."

The suspect grabbed Mary Adkisson’s purse and took off, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

Officers found two shell casings at the scene along with bullet damage inside.

Tommy Adkisson said he spent the night at the house after a relative called him to let him know what happened.

“I live two houses down,” he said. “This is unprecedented in this neighborhood. It’s not a rarity. It’s unprecedented. I’m just glad that she’s safe and sound, and we’ll carry on and do just fine.”

Police responded to a second home invasion less than two miles away about 20 minutes later.

This time, officers received a call for a shooting in the 100 block of Cosgrove Street.

When police arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the right arm.

The victim told investigators that a man knocked on his door shortly before the shooting and asked for someone.

When he told the suspect he didn’t know the person, the suspect pulled out a gun and forced his way inside, police said. He fired two shots, one of which struck the victim.

The suspect then grabbed two cell phones and took off in a white car.

The victim's injuries were not life threatening, authorities said.

It was unclear whether the robberies were connected, police said, adding investigations into the incidents are still active.

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