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San Antonio shoot out.

shadowcat

Atlanta suburb

A man suspected of starting a shootout in a North Side strip club is facing a felony charge.

Rudy Cantu, 35, was arrested Thursday at a local hospital where he was seeking treatment for gunshot wounds. He was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and bail was set at $100,000.

Cantu is accused of starting a gunfight at Sugar's on Loop 410 near Vance Jackson Road early Thursday in which two people were shot in the buttocks —Leticia Gonzalez, 24, and Ruben Martinez, 35.

Officers said the shooting stemmed from an argument among a group of people sitting around a table at the club about 12:40 a.m.

As the fight escalated, Cantu fired and Martinez shot back, striking Cantu in the arm and knee, witnesses told police.

Gonzalez was described by police described as an innocent bystander who was hit by a stray bullet. Local television stations described her as a dancer at Sugar's.

Nobody was critically injured, police said.

Martinez wasn't charged.