Gunmen barged into a North Side house early Wednesday morning, fatally shooting a 38-year-old man in his living room, police said.
Gary Osborne and his girlfriend were asleep in their house in the 3300 block of Stoney Star, when at least two people knocked on their front door around 1 a.m., said a San Antonio Police Department spokesman.
According to a police report, Osborne told his visitors that they were asleep and asked them to come back later. He went back to bed, then several minutes later, he heard someone kick in his front door, said Sgt. Gabe Trevino.
“He grabbed a baseball bat and she hid in the closet, and then she heard gunshots,” Trevino said.
Osborne was shot several times, including once in the head, and died immediately, the spokesman said. His girlfriend crawled out of a window in the back of the home when she heard the shots and called 9-1-1, Trevino said. She was not injured.
He said while investigating the shooting, police found several marijuana plants growing inside the house, leading them to believe drugs may have played a role in the murder. The house is near McAllister Park in the Ridgestone subdivision.
Police didn't release a description of the suspects or the vehicle seen leaving the home.
