BEXAR COUNTY – Update (Thursday, 4 p.m.):
Authorities are still working to track down the suspect responsible for shooting and killing a man in east Bexar County last weekend.
Sheriff Javier Salazar gave an update on the investigation Thursday afternoon.
The victim, Martin Jaquez-Martinez, 20, was found with a single gunshot wound to his head. He died at the scene.
Salazar said BCSO is still trying to determine who killed Jaquez-Martinez and why.
Deputies believe Jaquez-Martinez was shot sometime between 11:30 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Saturday, Salazar said.
However, when deputies found Jaquez-Martinez, there was no trace of a suspect.
Jaquez-Martinez’s car was missing but has since been recovered at a school near the shooting scene -- a white 2022 Toyota Tacoma.
Anyone with more information on the incident or the suspect involved is urged to contact the sheriff’s office at 210-335-6000 or via email at BCSOTips@bexar.org.
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A man who was found dead between trailer homes in East Bexar County over the weekend was shot, the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Authorities identified him as Martin Jaquez-Martinez, 20, and his manner of death was ruled a homicide.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to the Woodlake Trails community located off Gulf Vista Boulevard on Saturday for a report of a dead man with head trauma. He was pronounced dead at 7:19 a.m.
Neighbors told investigators they heard what may have been a single gunshot around 11:30 p.m. on Friday.
“It’s unfortunate that in this day and age, we have become so accustomed to hearing gunshots that if it’s just one gunshot, people don’t call it in. And I don’t know that we would have gotten here to save this young man’s life, but certainly, we could have gotten here, hopefully, to maybe make an arrest or see something,” Salazar said in a briefing on Saturday.
Salazar said Jaquez-Martinez could have possibly been meeting with others that night at a nearby playground, as he was found wearing athletic clothing.
BCSO is asking residents in the neighborhood who may have video or information to contact them at 210-335-6000 or email them at BCSOTIPS@bexar.org. Tips can remain anonymous.
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