Woman found with gunshot wound to face after double shooting at East Side bar

The suspects opened fire shortly after 2 a.m. at Santa's Place bar in the 400 block of Spriggsdale Boulevard. The suspects opened fire shortly after 2 a.m. at Santa's Place bar in the 400 block of Spriggsdale Boulevard. Photo: Ken Branca Photo: Ken Branca Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close Woman found with gunshot wound to face after double shooting at East Side bar 1 / 15 Back to Gallery

Editors note: Police said the third possible victim in the shooting was not actually shot, leaving the total number of victims at two.

Police are searching for the gunmen who shot two people early Monday at an East Side bar.

The suspects opened fire shortly after 2 a.m. at Santa's Place bar in the 400 block of Spriggsdale Boulevard, police said. Witnesses told police the suspects fired from a white car at the intersection of Spriggsdale and Edna.

Paramedics found a 27-year-old woman inside the bar with a gunshot wound to her face. The bullet appears to have grazed her face under her left eye and traveled through her nose, leaving a fragment in her right eye. She was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center in serious condition.

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Another victim, a 40-year-old man, went to Metropolitan Methodist Hospital with a gunshot wound in his arm, and a third possible victim arrived at Northeast Baptist hospital but had not been shot, police said.

According to a preliminary police report, a crime scene was found in front of the DJ booth, but employees had attempted to clean up the scene before police arrived. It is unclear if any employees will face charges in the case.

Police said the suspects responsible for the shooting fled in a white car and have not been found. Detectives are now investigating the shooting.

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Caleb Downs is a crime reporter for mySA.com. Read more of his stories here.| cdowns@mysa.com | Twitter: @calebjdowns