SAN ANTONIO – A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a shooting that killed a 4-year-old girl and injured four other family members at a Northeast Bexar County townhome, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
Isaiah Perales, 20, was taken into custody in the 10600 block of Green Arbor Street, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said. He has been charged with capital murder in connection with the 4-year-old’s death.
Perales was also charged with aggravated assault — mass shooting, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and two counts of injury to a child by serious bodily injury.
The shooting happened around 7:40 p.m. on May 8 in the 6700 block of Windsor Hollow Drive.
Two men got out of a vehicle, ran to a townhome, and fired dozens of rounds into the home before running back to their car and driving off toward Walzem Road, BCSO said.
The victims of the shooting included a man, a woman, and three of their children. The 4-year-old was killed almost instantly after suffering a gunshot wound to her head, Salazar said.
A 7-year-old boy was shot in his arm and abdomen. An 8-year-old boy was shot in his knee. The children’s parents were shot, as well.
In the aftermath of the shooting, BCSO released photographs and videos of the two men who opened fire on the home. Salazar said at least four people were involved in the crime.
The men who shot up the home used Draco AK-47-style guns, according to Salazar.
Through a San Antonio Crime Stoppers tip, BCSO identified Perales as a primary suspect in the case, Salazar said. Digital evidence tracked Perales’ steps before and after the shooting.
Salazar said the sheriff’s office discovered that Perales had searched the Windsor Hollow home address before the shooting. Perales’ cell phone was very close to the scene at the time of the shooting, BCSO said.
Perales’ cell phone was turned back on after the shooting, and the sheriff’s office noticed it around different areas of Bexar County. During the investigation, authorities discovered that the cell phone was at Calaveras Lake.
Several days ago, dive teams from BCSO and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office found a Draco AK-47 style gun in five feet of water Monday in Calaveras Lake, Salazar said.
The Draco AK-47-style gun was submitted to the Bexar County Crime Lab. Salazar said when the weapon was field tested, the shell casings matched the shell casings at the crime scene.
Salazar mentioned two persons of interest in the case: Ashton Garcia and Bryan Salazar. Two weeks ago, BCSO executed warrants for Garcia and Bryan Salazar.
Bryan Salazar was arrested and charged with tampering with evidence and deadly conduct, BCSO said. The tampering with evidence charge was because Salazar deleted evidence from his cell phone that connected him with the shooting, according to BCSO.
The sheriff’s office said Bryan Salazar has since bonded out of jail and remains under house arrest. BCSO said it is highly likely that he could be named a suspect in the case.
Garcia was at large for several days before turning himself into authorities, BCSO said. The sheriff’s office said evidence found at his home could connect him with the Windsor Hollow shooting.
“There will be other arrests in this case,” said Salazar.
Salazar said anyone with more information regarding this case can contact BCSO at 210-335-6000.
