Road riot victim: “I have no idea what I did to set them on fire”

SAN ANTONIO – A man who was hit by a bullet fired during an apparent road fight on the southeast side of San Antonio on Tuesday morning says he was stunned by the attack.

Noe Mendoza says he walked home from work for one minute, turning off Roosevelt Avenue onto the 410 Loop driveway shortly before 6:30 a.m.

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The next minute, he was trying to dodge an angry driver who deliberately cut him off.

“I drove around them. They tried to cut me off again,” Mendoza said. “(I) sped up to get away from them. They got ahead of me and then just started shooting at me.”

At least one bullet penetrated its hood but missed the engine. (News KSAT 12)

He says someone on the passenger side of a white Jeep Grand Cherokee pointed a gun at him and fired at least four shots.

Several bullets hit the hood, side mirror, and front wheel of Mendoza’s pickup truck, flattening it.

One of the bullets hit and flattened the front wheel. (News KSAT 12)

He also had a scratch on his shoulder.

“It looks like a burn, but I didn’t realize I had actually been shot until I stopped here,” he said.

Mendoza drove to a gas station parking lot near Loop 410 and Southton Road, where he called for help.

He says the police arrived a couple of minutes later, followed by paramedics who stitched him up at the scene.

“I have no idea what I did to cause them, but it happens,” he said. “We live in Texas where you don’t need a permit to carry a loaded gun in a car.”

On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, a man was shot at on an eastbound Loop 410 access road near Roosevelt Avenue. A bullet hit him. (ksat)

Although he was shocked by the shooting, Mendoza said he was not entirely surprised.

However, he said he was glad he was able to walk away without serious injury.

Police are still looking for the shooter and the vehicle involved.

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