SAN ANTONIO – Matthew Guerra, 22 was found dead in his car at a Northwest Side apartment complex on Tuesday with his pregnant girlfriend Savanah Soto, 18.
Soto was reported missing by her family on Friday, a day before she was scheduled to be induced.
Guerra’s family spoke to KSAT about the case for the first time on Wednesday.
“We all lost loved ones and a grandson. Everyone was excited about Fabian’s arrival,” said Gabriel Guerra, Matthew’s father, referring to Soto’s unborn child.
In mourning and confusion, Gabriel said his family is looking for answers.
“I and Matthew would have talks in the last two, three months about what kind of changes he wanted to make, what kind of dad he wanted to be, what kind of sports he wanted Fabian in. He was just excited,” said Gabriel, who admits his son had made mistakes in the past.
Matthew had charges of unlawful carrying of a weapon, evading arrest and domestic assault. His assault case was from last Christmas, and the victim was Savanah Soto.
Nearly a month after that incident, court documents show Soto requested the charges get dropped.
“They were both drinking more than they should have, and they went back home, and unfortunately, it turned physical,” said Gabriel. “Once Savanah was pregnant, we had talked all the time, and to my knowledge, he never put his hands on her while she was pregnant.”
Gabriel Guerra said though his son had a criminal history and his relationship with Soto wasn’t perfect, they were happy, and Matthew wouldn’t have killed her or the baby.
“Do you think it’s possible that Matthew’s history, or people he shouldn’t been around, could have led to this?” asked KSAT Reporter John Paul Barajas.
“I have no idea what could have caused this –– for someone to kill any baby, any woman carrying a baby,” answered Gabriel Guerra.
San Antonio police have called the crime scene of this case complex and perplexing, only confirming that both people found had gunshot wounds and that the woman’s body was carrying an unborn child. Late Wednesday evening, the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified the male’s body as Matthew Guerra and on Thursday they confirmed his cause of death was a “contact gunshot wound to the head.”
The ME’s Office positively identified Soto as the other body on Thursday afternoon. Her cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head, and her manner of death was reported as a homicide.