On today’s date, 10-01-24, at approximately 12:20am, the New Braunfels Police Department and the New Braunfels Fire Department were called to the 900 block of the I-35 North frontage road for a report of a shooting in the parking lot of Applebee’s.
NBPD officers were the first to arrive on scene and they found two victims inside of a vehicle in the parking lot. A 19-year old male from New Braunfels and a 20-year old female from Comal County were both suffering from gunshot wounds. Officers immediately began life saving measures until paramedics arrived at the scene and both victims were transported to Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Antonio. Both victims currently remain in the hospital with the female in stable condition and the male in critical but stable condition.
Meanwhile, officers searched the area but were unable to locate any suspects. Detectives with the NBPD Criminal Investigations Division are investigating the incident.
Anyone with information about this incident, including the identity of a suspect, is asked to contact New Braunfels Police or Comal County Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $4,000 for information that leads to an arrest and/or grand jury indictment. To remain anonymous and to collect the reward, contact Crime Stoppers at 830-620-TIPS (8477), leave a tip online at www.comalcrimestoppers.org, or send a tip using the “P3 Tips” smartphone app available on iOS and Android devices.