Two dead, one hospitalized after triple shooting at a San Antonio bar

One man is dead and two more hospitalized after a triple shooting at the River City Saloon. One man is dead and two more hospitalized after a triple shooting at the River City Saloon. Photo: Ken Branca Photo: Ken Branca Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Two dead, one hospitalized after triple shooting at a San Antonio bar 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

Two people are dead and a third was left in critical condition after a shooting at a South Side bar early Friday morning.

The shooting happened just after 2 a.m. outside the River City Saloon, at the 1400 block of SW Military Drive.

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When police arrived, one man was already dead and the other two were transported to a hospital. One of the men in critical condition later died at the hospital, police said.

When officers got to the scene, they found one man dead between two parked cars, a second man nearby with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and the third man near the front doors with someone maintaining pressure on his gunshot wound, police said.

It shooting allegedly resulted from an argument in the bar and the security guard tried to intervene. The first man produced a firearm, and he and the security guard exchanged gunfire, police said. It is believed the second man hit was a bystander.

All three men were hit by the gunfire.

Police are investigating the incident.

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