Man wanted after fatally shooting coworker at River Walk restaurant, SAPD says; Victim identified

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are searching for a 20-year-old man after they say he fatally shot a coworker at a River Walk restaurant overnight.

The shooting happened around 1 a.m. Sunday at Cafe Olé in the 500 block of River Walk.

A preliminary report from San Antonio police said the two men worked at the restaurant.

For an unknown reason, the 20-year-old man walked up to his 43-year-old coworker and shot him in the head, police said.

The shooting victim, identified as David Alvarado by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspect fled the scene and was not found, police said.

The shooting is under investigation.

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