SAPD confirm 5th victim in shooting outside Texas Roadhouse

San Antonio police say four people, including a 6-year-old boy, were shot Sunday evening, Feb. 18, 2018, at a popular Northwest Side Steakhouse chain. Two people were transported to an area hospital in critical condition. The other two victims, including the child, have non-life-threatening injuries. less San Antonio police say four people, including a 6-year-old boy, were shot Sunday evening, Feb. 18, 2018, at a popular Northwest Side Steakhouse chain. Two people were transported to an area hospital in critical ... more Photo: Jasper Scherer Photo: Jasper Scherer Image 1 of / 38 Caption Close SAPD confirm 5th victim in shooting outside Texas Roadhouse 1 / 38 Back to Gallery

The victim count following a Sunday night shooting outside a popular Texas steakhouse increased to five Monday morning, according to San Antonio police.

On Sunday night, police said four victims, including a a 6-year-old boy, had been shot outside Texas Roadhouse, in the 2800 block of Cinema Ridge. Two victims were in critical condition Sunday night but the boy was not seriously injured, authorities said.

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Later that night, police discovered a fifth victim, a 27-years-old, drove himself to the hospital for treatment.

The five victims were all part of the same group at the restaurant, according to a preliminary police report.

They were sitting on a bench in front of the restaurant as they waited to be seated, when, shortly after 8:30 p.m, someone fired a handgun at them multiple times before fleeing, police said.

The suspect remains at large, despite police deploying canines and a helicopter to search for him.

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"We do not believe that this shooting was random," San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said Sunday. "There's details I'm not gonna give out because it's part of the investigation. But, we do not believe it's random."

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call 210-207-7273.

Fares Sabawi covers crime in San Antonio and Bexar County for mySA.com. Read more of his stories here. | fsabawi@mysa.com

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