Teenage boy shot while inside a car in the South Side

A shooting in the 400 block McCauley Avenue at about 8:50 p.m. Monday left a teenage boy critically injured. A shooting in the 400 block McCauley Avenue at about 8:50 p.m. Monday left a teenage boy critically injured. Photo: Valeria Olivares /Staff Photo: Valeria Olivares /Staff Image 1 of / 6 Caption Close Teenage boy shot while inside a car in the South Side 1 / 6 Back to Gallery

A teenager is in critical condition after he was shot in the back while sitting in a car in the South Side on Wednesday night, San Antonio police said.

The unidentified 15- to 16-year-old boy was shot as he sat in the front passenger seat of a car in the 400 block McCauley Avenue at about 8:50 p.m., SAPD Sgt. Roy Miller said.

Officers believe that one of the four to six people in the vehicle might have been showing off the gun when it was accidentally fired through the seat.

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The teenagers are being uncooperative and are claiming that they do not know each other’s full names, Miller said.

Medics took the teenager to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Investigators believe that the shooting was an accident but are continuing to look into the shooting.