SAN ANTONIO – An 18-year-old high school senior was arrested in connection with a robbery that ended in the deaths of two people in December.
Joshua Castro is being charged with capital murder, SAPD public information officer Nick Soliz said Wednesday after officers escorted him to the Bexar County Jail.
Castro was arrested on Wednesday at Holmes High School, Soliz said.
The other suspect in the case, 18-year-old Sebastian Toledo, killed himself on Monday night in the 10000 block of Cat Mountain as authorities narrowed in on him.
Soliz said Castro and Toledo are suspected in a shooting that happened on Dec. 6 at the Circle K gas station in the 9000 block of Potranco Road, though there may be one other person involved.
The suspects had set up a meeting with the victims, who were selling a gun. They planned to rob them, Soliz said.
An arrest warrant affidavit obtained by KSAT states the suspects and victims arrived in their vehicles and parked in front of the gas station.
Surveillance video showed one of the victims, 15-year-old Raymond Ancira Jr., getting out of his vehicle and beginning to interact with the suspects.
At some point, shots rang out, and Ancira Jr. and Raymond Ancira, 34, were hit. The father fell outside of the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ancira Jr. made his way inside the store and collapsed. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died.
According to the affidavit, surveillance video showed the suspects rummaging through Ancira’s vehicle before driving off.
The suspect vehicle seen in surveillance footage at the gas station was also seen in a video posted online by one of the suspects. The stolen gun was also seen in a video posted by a suspect, Soliz said.
Investigators looked at Ancira Jr.’s social media accounts and saw he messaged Toledo to sell him a Glock 26 handgun.
Soliz said the investigation showed that “Toledo and Castro were corroborating to rob them from the beginning.”
Soliz said Toledo shot himself after a short standoff, as San Antonio police and U.S. Marshals Task Force agents attempted to arrest him at a home on Cat Mountain.
As he was being escorted during a perp walk, Castro said he was “not a murderer” and loved his family.
There may be one other suspect in the case, Soliz said. Anyone with information is asked to contact SAPD at 210-207-7635.