SAN ANTONIO — A man is dead after San Antonio police said he was shot in the head outside a west-side gas station early Thursday morning.

The fatal shooting happened just before 3 a.m. at the Chevron on Historic Old Highway 90 and South Acme Road.

According to SAPD, the 36-year-old man, identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner as Ricardo Contreras, tried running from a car toward the front door of the store when he was shot.

When officers arrived, they found him shot once in the head. Contreras was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators said the car at the scene was riddled with bullets.

Police have not provided a possible suspect description at this time.

Authorities are digging through surveillance footage with the hopes of securing suspect information and a better idea

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