SAN ANTONIO – A 26-year-old man was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being shot in the neck on the West Side.

Police said the shooting happened in front of a home on Sage Hollow and Vinca Pass streets about 6:30 p.m. Friday evening.

Police said it was a domestic dispute that turned violent, leaving one man clinging to life.

When the victim’s girlfriend pulled up to the house with another man, the victim and his girlfriend were arguing over some property when the other man got involved, police said.

Police said the man got out of the vehicle and started arguing with the victim and then pulled out a gun and shot him once in the neck.

By the time police got there, the victim’s girlfriend and the shooter had fled the scene together.

The house where the victim was critically injured sits in a gated community that is not generally prone to criminal activity, police said.

"This is a rarity. Incidents like this, you know, these two knew each other. There (was a) connection here. This is not a random deal,” said Sgt. Mark Hubbard with the San Antonio Police Department. “They were here for a reason, and for whatever reason, I don't know if it was a new boyfriend or what the context between the two males were, but whatever that conflict was, was specific to this location.”

The victim was taken to University Hospital in critical condition.

Police said the shooter faces an aggravated assault charge, but it could be upgraded if the victim dies.

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