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West Side murder victim, suspect had ongoing beef, SAPD says

Bobby Ray Solis, 36, arrested on murder charge

SAN ANTONIO – A man who was shot and killed late last year and the man accused of murdering him had an ongoing beef, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

The document was released following the arrest Thursday of Bobby Ray Solis, 36.

The affidavit did not specify, though, what led to the November 30 shooting of John Eric Garcia, 35.

Man arrested in connection with November slaying on city’s West Side

It says witnesses saw Solis that night, standing next to a white SUV in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Callaghan Road.

Police say soon after Garcia left his apartment to meet up with Solis, witnesses heard gunshots.

Bobby Ray Solis, 36, is accused of shooting and killing man, SAPD says. (KSAT)

They later found Garcia on the ground, fatally wounded.

The affidavit says although witnesses identified Solis, investigators spent weeks researching the case and collecting evidence.

It says they found surveillance video and cell phone records that tied him to the scene.

Solis is being held in the Bexar County jail with his bond set at $250,000.

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Katrina Webber joined KSAT 12 in December 2009. She reports for Good Morning San Antonio. Katrina was born and raised in Queens, NY, but after living in Gulf Coast states for the past decade, she feels right at home in Texas. It's not unusual to find her singing karaoke or leading a song with her church choir when she's not on-air.

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Tim has been a photojournalist and video editor at KSAT since 1998. He came to San Antonio from Lubbock, where he worked in TV and earned his bachelor's degree in Electronic Media and Communication from Texas Tech University. Tim has won a handful of awards and has earned a master's in Strategic Communication and Innovation from Tech as well.

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