San Antonio Jack in the Box Employee Shot in Early Morning Robbery Attempt

A 44-year-old Jack in the Box employee was shot in the torso during a robbery at the chain's location in the 3700 block of South Zarzamora Street, San Antonio police said, after an unknown male entered the restaurant around 12:55 a.m. Sunday and opened fire before fleeing on foot.

San Antonio Police Department officers were dispatched to the location just before 1 a.m. for a robbery in progress. When they arrived, they found the employee with an apparent gunshot wound to the torso. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and was described as in stable condition in initial reports.

According to an SAPD preliminary report, the man told police that an unknown male entered the location and robbed the business before the shooter fired a round at him and fled the scene. Fox San Antonio's reporting, however, described the incident as an attempted robbery and noted it remained unclear whether the suspect actually took anything from the restaurant. The conflicting characterizations reflect language used in different phases of SAPD's initial response, and the department had not publicly resolved that discrepancy at the time of reporting.

Officers searched the surrounding area but did not locate the suspect. No arrests had been made as of the initial reports, and the investigation remains ongoing. No physical description of the suspect has been released.

The shooting at the South Zarzamora Street location highlights a danger that overnight fast-food workers routinely face: late-night and early-morning shifts at drive-thru-capable locations draw both customers and, at times, those targeting cash-handling employees working with minimal staffing. Neither Jack in the Box corporate nor the franchise operator at the location had issued a public statement at the time of reporting.

Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact the San Antonio Police Department.