SAN ANTONIO – Four migrants were held against their will in a hotel room on the south side before someone chased them in a pickup truck. Two of them were hit and injured, San Antonio police said.
The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 8700 block of South Press Street.
Police said the migrants, all men in their 20s and 30s, were able to get out of their hotel room and make their way down the road.
The suspects who detained the migrants approached their black Ford pickup truck parked outside the hotel and followed the migrants in pursuit.
One of the migrants took out a gun and shot at the truck. It is not known whether any of the bullets hit the suspects.
Two migrants were hit by a truck and injured. Authorities said they were taken to an area hospital, one in critical condition and the other in stable condition. Two other migrants are at the scene with SAPD.
The suspects took off from the area, heading south in a pickup truck. A description of the suspects has not been provided.
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Police said the suspects are likely to face multiple charges if they are apprehended. Additional information is limited.
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