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A man is dead after he was shot during an argument in a Northwest Side parking lot overnight, according to San Antonio police.

The shooting happened in the parking lot of a strip center off of 410 and Ingram Road around 11:30 p.m.

Police said two men were in the parking lot arguing when one of the men pulled a gun and shot at the other.

The man who was shot was taken to University Hospital in critical condition. He passed away at the hospital a short time later, officers said.

The other man fled the scene in a white car.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Man shot, killed after attempted carjacking outside West Side restaurant, SAPD saysAuthorities ID motorcyclist fatally struck while riding on Highway 281 on North Side

A man is dead after he was shot by two people trying to steal his truck outside of a West Side restaurant Saturday night, according to San Antonio Police.

The shooting occurred around 8:20 p.m. at The Good News Burgers, formerly knows as Papa’s Burgers, located in the 900 block of SW 36th Street.

Police said a man in his 50s was leaving the restaurant when two men approached him with a gun and demanded his truck.

An altercation occurred, and one of the men fired multiple gunshots. The man was shot at least twice and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Officers said the two men took off on foot and were seen going south of the restaurant.

The investigation is ongoing, and further details are limited at this time. KSAT will update this story as more information becomes available.

San Antonio Police need the public’s help identifying and locating two suspects they say robbed a Home Depot on the far West Side Wednesday.

The incident occurred at The Home Depot located in the 5000 block of W Loop 1604 N.

Police said two people picked up a paint sprayer and a nail gun in the store. The pair then walked back through the store and exited on the lumber side entrance.

That’s when a loss prevention employee attempted to stop the two people.

The man attempted to use a stun gun on the loss prevention employee several times before they both fled the scene, police said.

Anyone with information about the robbery is urged to call Crime Stoppers at (210) 224-STOP. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

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The San Antonio Spurs are honoring head coach Gregg Popovich’s 1,336 record-breaking career wins in a special way—with NFTs.

The basketball franchise announced the “1,336 Coach Pop NFT Collection,” which will consist of 1,336 NFTs, or non-fungible tokens.

POP and NFT. Two sets of three letters that I never thought I was gonna see together. Great move! Great cause! 👏👏👏 https://t.co/i0LBc7PjMg

— Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) March 12, 2022

Popovich made NBA history Friday, winning his 1,336th regular-season game, the most out of any coach in the NBA.

The collection will feature digital recreations of Popovich’s hand-drawn play cards that helped the Spurs win five NBA Championships. The first five of the 1,336 will be distinct one-of-one NFTs that each feature a different play and court combination.

Those special NFTs will include the original hard copy of the play card, hand-drawn and autographed by Popovich, and a VIP Spurs experience at a game in San Antonio next season, Spurs officials said.

The five unique NFTs will go to the highest bidder in an auction. The additional 1,331 NFTs will go on sale for 0.1 Ethereum a piece.

All proceeds will go to the San Antonio Food Bank, Spurs officials said.

To participate in the auction, bidders must create an OpenSea account and a crypto wallet. The auction is set to go live on March 14 at 9 a.m. Central Time and will be open until March 17 at 9 p.m. Central Time.

For more information, you can click here.

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NBA, social media congratulate Spurs’ Gregg Popovich on becoming winningest head coachRecord breaking win: Spurs’ Gregg Popovich becomes NBA’s all-time winningest head coach

Friday night was a special night for not only San Antonio Spurs fans, but for sports enthusiasts and the entire NBA.

Gregg Popovich became the NBA’s all-time winningest head coach — with 1,336 regular-season wins — when the Spurs beat the Utah Jazz 104-102.

By doing so, he eclipsed his mentor and former boss Don Nelson. Popovich had tied Nelson on Monday night when the Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Lakers at home.

After the Spurs’ win on Friday, Nelson had a few words for the Spurs legend.

“I just wanted to tell you how proud I am of all your accomplishments and the wonderful things you’ve done for basketball worldwide,” Nelson said in a video posted by the Spurs and Golden State Warriors.

“But I’m most proud of what you’re about to accomplish now which is put me in second place in all-time wins.”

Handing off the all-time wins crown 👑🤝

Hoops legend and long-time friend Don Nelson salutes Coach Pop for passing him on the historic list 💯 pic.twitter.com/zRCCXY76x7

— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) March 12, 2022

Nelson added that he “couldn’t wait” for the record-breaking day to come, and said he considers Popovich one of his best friends.

Of course, the cool Coach Pop gave much of the credit to Nelson, his team and “a whole lot of people” after the game.

“All the wonderful players, coaches, and staff that I’ve been blessed with, the support of this wonderful city. The fans support us no matter what. All of us share in this record,” he said. “It’s not mine, it’s ours, here in the city, because of all the people I just mentioned. That’s the joy of it.”

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich postgame after breaking all-time wins record. Thanked players, coaches, staff, Don Nelson, fans and city.

“All of us share in this record, it’s not mine, it’s ours here in the city.”#KSATsports #NBA #GoSpursGo #PorVida pic.twitter.com/8oG15ROFrO

— RJ Marquez (@KSATRJ) March 12, 2022

Current and former Spurs players like Manu Ginobili, Dejounte Murray, Tre Jones, Steve Kerr, Brent Barry and Michael Finley all took to Twitter to congratulate the G.O.A.T.

But even if you’re not a Spurs player or fan, the accomplishment is something to respect — and that’s what people on social media did last night.

Here’s how NBA teams and players, sports enthusiasts, and San Antonio businesses reacted to the accomplishment on social media.

You The Greatest Coach Of All Time And I’m Thankful And Grateful For You Pop. 🙏🏽 I Love You So Much And You Deserve This And Can’t NOBODY Ever Take This Away From You!!!! 🖤🐐 pic.twitter.com/e5760Ky9E9

— Dejounte Murray (@DejounteMurray) March 12, 2022

Loved to see this! https://t.co/ph4gzh62UC

— Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) March 12, 2022

Congratulations to Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich for breaking the regular season record for most wins for a head coach in the NBA with 1,336 victories. Lucky to have been around at the start in December 1996 and now 26 years and 5 Championships later.

— Greg Simmons (@GregSimmonsKSAT) March 12, 2022

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s statement regarding San Antonio Spurs’ Gregg Popovich pic.twitter.com/4eZuVOHSlw

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) March 12, 2022

Coach POP!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! #1 ALL TIME WINS!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 12, 2022

CONGRATULATIONS to Gregg Popovich!! He now has the most regular season wins in #NBA history with 1,336. Spurs beat the Jazz 104-102 to help Pop make history.
🐐 🏀 #PorVida #KSATsports

— Larry Ramirez (@LRam2) March 12, 2022

🐐 and 🐐.. blessed to learn from the best 🙏🏽 https://t.co/Tce4UqgVH2

— Tre Jones (@Tre3Jones) March 12, 2022

Coach Gregg Popovich remains one of the greatest competitors, teachers and leaders in NBA history. Congratulations Pop on pounding the rock to the most victories of all time. pic.twitter.com/UY8mmglvwF

— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) March 12, 2022

A legend spanning generations 🏆

Coach Pop is now the NBA’s all-time winningest coach in the regular season! pic.twitter.com/EPqfkSy0pz

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 12, 2022

“You are just an amazing coach and an amazing man.”@SteveKerr congratulates his mentor, Gregg Popovich, on becoming the all-time winningest coach in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/1XlHNJ2fDJ

— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 12, 2022

“That’s just really cool, man, for him to be the all-time winningest coach and a blessing for me to have played for him.” 👏

🗣️ Monty Williams on Gregg Popovich pic.twitter.com/HgQLy6T2xb

— x – Phoenix Suns (@Suns) March 12, 2022

congratulations to Indiana’s own Gregg Popovich on becoming the winningest coach in NBA history 👏 pic.twitter.com/AwwPCAx80B

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) March 12, 2022

A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life. Congratulations to Coach Pop on your will to win and your passion to teach and your concern that we always knew basketball and its place along the way. #1336

— Brent Barry (@Barryathree) March 12, 2022

Congrats Coach Pop !! Awesome coach , even better man . Thanks for our friendship !! #thegoatofcoaching @spurs @NBA

— Michael Finley (@MichaelFinley) March 12, 2022

gregg popovich >>>>>>>

— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) March 12, 2022

“It’s not mine. It’s ours.”

Gregg Popovich on why he shares the all-time coaching wins record with the @spurs, and with the city of San Antonio. pic.twitter.com/QwRrhTkjGE

— NBA (@NBA) March 12, 2022

Congratulations to San Antonio @Spurs coach Gregg Popovich on becoming the winningest coach in @NBA history! https://t.co/VH79NjN2ru

— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) March 12, 2022

From: a Legendary player

To: a Legendary coach@DavidtheAdmiral congratulates his former @spurs head coach Gregg Popovich on becoming the winningest coach in #NBA history pic.twitter.com/scppI4yvpz

— NBA Alumni 🏀 (@NBAalumni) March 12, 2022

ZOO CERTIFIED! WE KNOW GOATS!

🐐 #PorVida  #GreggPopovich pic.twitter.com/B8ZFsF3GAi

— San Antonio Zoological Society 🦏 (@SanAntonioZoo) March 12, 2022

Congrats to Gregg Popovich on becoming the NBA’s all-time winningest coach. But deserving significant credit for this honor are 1) Tim Duncan, the most underappreciated superstar leader ever and 2) RC Buford, the NBA’s best GM who stole Ginobili, Parker & Kawhi in the draft.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) March 12, 2022

Gregg Popovich, the winningest coach of all-time, has always had jokes 😂 pic.twitter.com/FSlSh0YaLi

— NBA History (@NBAHistory) March 12, 2022

Congrats to the one and only! 👴🐐 https://t.co/Dlgz1ysXCh

— Manu Ginobili (@manuginobili) March 12, 2022

#1336 pic.twitter.com/1Jsfiaig3U

— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) March 12, 2022

Huge congrats to Pop, all his staff members during all these years, and the entire @spurs organization for this incredible accomplishment! #GoSpursGo #MostWinsOfAllTime #History @nba

— Pau Gasol (@paugasol) March 12, 2022

Congrats to Coach Pop @spurs great coach #1 in wins better person.🙏🏾👏🏾🏀🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

— mario elie (@marioelie1) March 12, 2022

Coach to coach respect ✊#Defend210 | #PorVida https://t.co/2bURbPKnTw pic.twitter.com/SGQAprI5zP

— San Antonio FC (@SanAntonioFC) March 12, 2022

Congrats to Coach Pop and the @Spurs on the all-time coaching wins record! #GoSpursGo https://t.co/QMtLonmp1x

— H-E-B (@HEB) March 12, 2022

Coach Popovich, you’ve led this city and inspired us all. Congratulations on being the most winningest coach on NBA history! 🥇 pic.twitter.com/lubcgBlPzy

— San Antonio Food Bank (@safoodbank) March 12, 2022

The journey to 𝟏𝟑𝟑𝟔.#PorVida pic.twitter.com/zxWxnfdj5o

— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) March 12, 2022

The defending state champion Cole boys basketball team entered the Alamodome ready to take on Dallas Madison with a state title on the line in a matchup two years in the making. The Cougars and Trojans missed out on an opportunity to face each other for the 2020 title due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and each program entered this game as the first- and second-ranked teams in Texas.

The game lived up to the hype, but Cole came up on short.

The Cougars erased a 10-point halftime deficit to lead late in the fourth quarter, but could not pull out a victory in a heartbreaking 53-51 loss to Dallas Madison on Saturday morning in the Alamodome. Four scorers finished in double figures for Cole, led by Trey Blackmore’s 14 points. Rodney Geter scored a game-high 19 points for the Trojans and was named the game’s MVP.

Cole ends their remarkable season with a 32-9 overall record.

Full recap, highlights and reaction from the State Tournament coming later this afternoon on air and online!

Editor’s note: Each weekend, we share five stories that captured the attention of the Alamo City over the past seven days. Here are the most-read stories of the week. 1. Low-cost airline relaunches nonstops from San Antonio to 2 U.S. cities. Frontier will resume nonstop service to Atlanta and Philadelphia in May and June, respectively. 2. L.A.-based hot chicken chain flocks to San Antonio with 8 locations. Local franchisees have signed a deal to open…

San Antonio police are searching for a driver who struck a pedestrian at a Northwest Side intersection on Friday night and fled the scene.

The incident happened just before 8:20 p.m. in the 1700 block of Hillcrest Drive at Vantage View Drive.

Police said a 21-year-old man was walking across Hillcrest when a gray Dodge pickup traveling northbound on the street hit him.

The driver of the truck briefly stopped but did not render aid to the man, police said. The driver then left the scene in the truck.

The pedestrian suffered minor injuries and was taken to University Hospital.

Police said at the time of the accident, he was properly crossing the intersection though there is no marked crosswalk in the area.

Once located, the driver of the Dodge truck will be charged with failure to stop and render aid-moving.

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Motorcyclist fatally struck while riding on Highway 281 on North Side; lanes closedBody found in parking lot of apartment complex on West SideMan, woman arrested after attempting to escape traffic stop, crashing vehicle, BCSO says

A motorcyclist was killed on Saturday morning when his bike was hit from behind by an SUV, according to San Antonio police.

The accident happened at 5:30 a.m. on Highway 281 North and Bitters Road.

Police said the man on the motorcycle was traveling northbound when an SUV came up from behind him and hit the bike.

The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. His name and age were not released by SAPD.

The female driver of the SUV told police that it appeared the motorcyclist slowed down or was stalled in the middle of the highway, according to SAPD. She did not appear to be intoxicated, and at this point, she is not facing any charges, police said.

As of 9:20 a.m., the northbound lanes are closed as investigators process the scene.

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After eight years on transplant lists, a San Antonio woman donated her kidney to her mother to save her life, and now they’re sharing their story to bring awareness to kidney disease.

Often referred to as a silent killer, most people don’t realize they have kidney disease until dialysis or a transplant is needed. There are few signs of the disease until it reaches its chronic stages.

Getting screened is free and can prevent years of dialysis, transplants, and costly medical bills.

A few chronic kidney disease statistics include the following:

9 in 10 adults who have kidney disease don’t know they have it1 in 3 adults are at risk for the disease14% of Hispanics have chronic kidney diseaseBexar County’s chronic kidney disease rate is 3.8 times higher than the national average

Jacqueline Marks found out she had kidney disease in 1995.

“I felt totally hopeless. I felt like this was a death sentence,” she said.

Marks said she had no education about what kidney disease was at that point in her life.

Luckily, she was able to get a transplant, but the process wasn’t easy. Transplant centers require patients to have a certain amount of money in the bank to be eligible for a transplant.

“The medication is a little pricey, and they don’t want the kidney to fail, so they want to see you have that money,” Marks said.

After 20 years, her donor’s kidney started failing. Dialysis treatments were needed to keep Marks alive, but another transplant was the goal.

Eight years passed while Marks waited on three different transplant lists. For many, treatment starts too late or isn’t enough.

“I have seen death. People you see coming in, and then all of a sudden, one day they’re not there,” said Marks about going to her dialysis treatment.

Marks’ daughter, Sheila Martinez, watched her mother’s constant struggle. After nearly a decade of watching her mom go in and out of treatment, she stepped in and decided to donate her kidney.

“It’s my mom. She’s always been there for me. I wanted to do it. I just feel like we were destined,” Martinez said.

Twelve weeks after surgery, the mother and daughter are healthy, and they now hope to spread awareness to keep others healthy.

Marks said she doesn’t ever remember being told to be screened for kidney disease during regular checkups. She hopes her story will prompt the younger generation to be proactive.

Anyone who wants to get checked for kidney disease can do so for free. The Texas Kidney Foundation will send people free testing kits to people’s homes. It also has free screenings in person at its events throughout the year.

Click here to learn more about free at-home tests.

Click here to find the Texas Kidney Foundation events calendar.