SAN ANTONIO – A 19-year-old suspect is accused of a shooting that paralyzed a man from the waist down, according to an affidavit.
Damion Tremayne Holmes faces an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge in connection with the Dec. 9, 2024, shooting.
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The victim and his father were leaving their home when Holmes stood across the street. Holmes walked toward a stolen vehicle and flashed a gun before he started shooting, the affidavit said.
Holmes fired shots toward the victim, who was behind his father in the driveway of their home, according to San Antonio police.
The victim and his father ran and tried to find cover as Holmes continued to aim the gun, the affidavit stated.
The father hid behind a parked vehicle. However, the victim was shot once in his lower back, the affidavit said.
Authorities said the victim was taken to a local hospital and suffered paralysis from the waist down.
Holmes' arrest affidavit noted there was Ring surveillance footage of the shooting.
The victim’s father told police that Holmes was wearing dark-colored clothing when the shooting happened, according to the affidavit. The surveillance footage matched that description, SAPD said.
Another witness, who was with Holmes on the night of the shooting, described the suspect as wearing dark-colored clothing, the affidavit said.
The witness told police that Holmes was given a gun to serve as a lookout in carjackings, authorities stated.
Upon further investigation, police found images of Holmes posing with multiple guns on social media and discovered that he had communicated about the shooting, the affidavit said.
