Man dead after failed beer theft

Bexar County Sheriff’s Office reports a man was killed Saturday morning, Oct. 29, 2016, in west Bexar County during a failed attempt to steal beer from a convenience store. Bexar County Sheriff’s Office reports a man was killed Saturday morning, Oct. 29, 2016, in west Bexar County during a failed attempt to steal beer from a convenience store. Photo: 21 Pro Video Photo: 21 Pro Video Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Man dead after failed beer theft 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A man was stabbed to death in a failed attempt to steal beer from Nooner’s convenience store in west Bexar County, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

The man, 19, has not been identified pending family notification.

According to the sheriff’s office, the man, 18-year-old Shawn Sorola and 17-year-old Kathleen Mendiola were in the process of stealing beer from the store at Potranco and Talley Roads at about 1 a.m. Saturday, but clerks trying to retrieve the beer fought with the trio outside the store. Sorola and the 19-year-old man were stabbed in the fight, which ended when a bystander with a concealed handgun license pulled his gun, according to the sheriff’s office.

Sorola and Mendiola drove off, leaving the 19-year-old man in the parking lot with a severe leg wound, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies found him there and he was taken to University Hospital, where he died a short time later.

Deputies also stopped the vehicle Sorola and Mendiola were in, and Sorola was taken to University Hospital for treatment.

Sorola and Mendiola face robbery charges. The clerks have not been charged, but the case will be forwarded to the district attorney’s office once the sheriff’s office completes its investigation.

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