SAN ANTONIO – A man killed in a shooting outside a North Side bar early Monday has been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Jesus Vela, 34, was pronounced dead at the hospital less than an hour after the shooting.
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San Antonio police responded to the scene at around 12:45 a.m. at the Aura Bar and Lounge in the 10200 block of Ironside Drive.
According to police, a fight broke out between two groups on the bar’s patio.
Vela, who was in the parking lot, pulled out a gun and fired toward the groups, police said.
Three victims — a 23-year-old man, a 29-year-old man, and a 19-year-old female — were hit by the gunfire.
A man who saw the shooting shot toward Vela. They were both struck in the shootout.
All five people were taken to the hospital.
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has launched an investigation into the bar.
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