SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Department said a 19-year-old man later died at a hospital after an accidental shooting on the Northwest Side.
On Monday evening, the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 19-year-old as Desmond Evans II.
He died from a gunshot wound to the torso, according to the medical examiner’s office. His manner of death has not been ruled on yet.
Officers were dispatched just before 2 p.m. Monday to the Tigoni Villas Apartments, located in the 1500 block of West Sunshine Drive.
According to an SAPD preliminary report, Evans and multiple witnesses were in a room playing video games.
At some point, police said one of the witnesses attempted to hand Evans a gun.
However, according to the report, the gun went off during the handoff.
When police officers arrived at the scene, SAPD said Evans was found with a gunshot wound to his abdomen.
Evans was rushed to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
No other injuries were reported, police said.
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