Transgender fistfight breaks out next to news truck

A fistfight broke out in a convenience store parking lot right next to a news truck, and one of the two combatants was later arrested. San Antonio police had to use a taser on a transgender individual who had been involved in the heated fight in the 800 block of San Pedro early on Monday morning.



Investigators said the suspect hurled a shoe at them after their conversation reached a boiling point. They said that individual now faces criminal charges. The other person in the fight did not cooperate with investigators and left the scene.

The original argument between the two transgender individuals escalated into a fight at about 4 a.m. Monday. The source of the disagreement remains unclear. Witnesses gave several different explanations of what may have prompted the parking lot fight.


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The two clashed just feet from a KENS 5 news truck, and most of the incident was caught on camera. Police initially said they would consider issuing citations for the fight. Officers say they were very familiar with the arrested suspect from past incidents.