Man wanted for attack close to Blue Star Arts Complex in Southtown

Neighbors living in Southtown close to the Blue Star Art Complex frequently use a walking path for jogging and walking their dogs. Parts of the path run along the river walk.

Caitlin Wells said she uses it every day, but is now more diligent about being aware of her surroundings when walking her dog after a woman was attacked last month.

“If you are walking like really early in the morning when it’s not daylight there are like some sketchy people around,” Wells said.

Joe Richardson said he was frightened to hear about the incident.

“You don’t really hear about stuff like that too often,” Richardson said.

Despite light poles lining the walking path, neighbors said lighting has been an issue, especially the area leading to Brackenridge High School.

“My concern is the lights on the River Walk. Some of them work and then a lot of them don’t, and when they’re not working, it’s pitch black out here,” Wells said.

Alleged attack near Blue Star

San Antonio police posted a video they say shows the suspect who allegedly attacked a woman on Oct. 28, and the department asked the public for help to identify the man.

Investigators said the man hit a woman several times as she walked her dog on the walking path around 11 p.m. in the 400 block of Blue Star.

SAPD said the man is tall and heavy-set. He was last seen wearing a black button-up shirt, black pants and a gold watch. He has tattoos on his left forearm, and police believe his left hand is injured.

After the attack, investigators said he ran down East Cevallos Street near the Southtown Flats Apartments.

Anyone with any information about the suspect in the video is asked to call SAPD at (210) 207-7432.

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