SAN ANTONIO - The Bexar County Medical Examiner has identified the 18-year-old who was killed in a targeted Fourth of July mass shooting on San Antonio's East Side.
He was identified Thursday as Cory Dajuan Dixon Goode.
Goode was one of six people shot when multiple gunmen opened fire around 10:45 p.m. outside an apartment building on Lamar Street near Phillis Wheatley Park.
San Antonio Police said the shooting was a targeted attack, not a random act.
"This was not random," then-Police Chief William McManus said after the shooting. "That was not a random act. That was a targeted shooting."
Investigators said several people walked up to the apartment building and opened fire on the residence and the crowd gathered outside, sending bullets into the building and surrounding area. Family members had been celebrating the Fourth of July with a barbecue while children were outside setting off fireworks when the gunfire erupted.
Goode died after being taken to a hospital.
Five other people were wounded, including a 12-year-old girl, a 5-year-old girl, a 22-year-old man, a 41-year-old woman and another victim whose identity has not been released.
McManus said the two children who were shot were not the intended targets and that one of the six victims was the person the gunmen were targeting.
Investigators have identified one person of interest and continue searching for another suspect.
SAN ANTONIO - Bullet holes now cover an apartment building next to Phillis Wheatley Park on San Antonio's East Side, where Jacklyn Dixon's an 18-year-old nephew who she did not want to name was shot and killed around 11 p.m. while celebrating the Fourth of July with family.
"Cause they was outside by firecrackers because they was barbecuing over there," Dixon said.
According to police, multiple people walked up to the apartment building and opened fire. Dixon said her 22-year-old nephew, 12-year-old daughter, and 5-year-old niece were also shot while enjoying the holiday festivities outside.
"And then my 12-year-old, she ran in next and said, 'Nah mama, I'm hit for real.' So I lifted her shirt up and she had her guts hanging out," Dixon said.
Police said two other victims—a 41-year-old woman and another person whose age has not been released—were also shot. Everyone injured was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Dixon said that while her daughter was fighting for her life, she was detained by police for questioning.
"Like if I was the shooter, not the victim. I'm the victim here," Dixon said.
She said authorities questioned her for 18 hours before she was eventually released.
Dixon said many people use the hallway in her apartment building as a shortcut to the neighborhood behind it. She says it cannot be locked and believes the gunmen may have mistakenly thought someone they were looking for was inside.
"I can't make everyone not come in the hallway cause they get mad at me," Dixon said.
Neighbors told us there was also a drive-by shooting the night before the Fourth of July.
"Somebody was running from down there. Don't know him neither. They were shooting that tree, and he ran through the hallway, so they shot the door," Dixon said.
Dixon amentions there was previously a police camera system on the block, similar to those commonly seen in retail store parking lots. She said the neighborhood was much more peaceful while the cameras were there but that police removed the system about three weeks ago.
The 12-year-old girl remains hospitalized in intensive care. The 5-year-old girl is expected to recover, and the 22-year-old man has been released from the hospital. Authorities have not released updated conditions for the remaining victims.
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