SAN ANTONIO – Two teenagers were arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man earlier this year, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
Keylow Kimenker, 19, was charged with capital murder in the Jan. 14 shooting of 39-year-old John Leonard, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said in a news conference on Thursday. A 17-year-old was also arrested in the case, but his name was not released because he was a minor at the time of the shooting.
Bexar County deputies responded to the shooting around 8:40 p.m. in the 6800 block of Oldham Drive in east Bexar County.
Upon arrival, deputies said they found a blue sedan with the driver’s door open and Leonard lying nearby with multiple gunshot wounds. Leonard was pronounced dead shortly after.
Deputies were unable to make any arrests at the time.
On Thursday, Salazar said Kimenker was already in custody in connection with a separate shooting from March 18.
Deputies said Kimenker shot and killed Paul Bussell, 40, near Chipping Drive and Oldham Drive.
In that incident, a witness told investigators that they saw Kimenker firing a weapon at a silver-colored van from behind. First responders arrived on the scene and found the victim, Bussell, sitting in the van that had crashed into a wooden fence.
Bussell was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Salazar said Kimenker “ripped” Bussell of a firearm while meeting under the intention of purchasing the weapon.
Bussell reported the incident to the sheriff’s office and intended to meet with deputies on the morning of March 18, however, he was shot just after 8:15 a.m.
Kimenker was arrested in Bussell’s death the following day and charged with murder. He has been held in the Bexar County jail since the incident.
Given the nature of the murders in broad daylight, Salazar described Kimenker as “brazen” and having “no fear of consequences” in a news conference.
The juvenile was arrested that day in connection with a separate incident.
Salazar said the office believes there are two other suspects at large.
The Sheriff’s Office is urging anyone with information about the shooting to come forward. Tips can be submitted by calling 210-335-6000, emailing BCSOTIPS@bexar.org or contacting Crime Stoppers at 210-224-7867 (STOP).
Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the suspects.
