SAN ANTONIO – Police discovered that a teen was shot in the back by a friend in a car after claiming that a drunken driver opened fired on them.

  • Teens claimed drunk driver shot at them
  • Turned out teen shot friend
  • Victim has gunshot to lower back

According to police, around 11:15 p.m. Thursday night several teens were in a car on 5347 Blanco Road when a teen in the back seat began fumbling with a gun.

The gun went off and shot the 17-year-old sitting in the passenger front seat of the car.

The teens originally told police it was a driver who pulled up behind them that shot their friend. However, it was later revealed that the teen was shot by someone in the vehicle.

The victim was dropped off at the Presidio Flats Apartments while the car took off. EMS transported the teen to University Hospital with a gunshot wound to the back.