The increased caseload for homicide detectives revealed another issue — an increase in unsolved killings.

SAN ANTONIO – D.D. Decor, a Black transgender woman, is worried her community is reaching a grim milestone. Around the nation, the transgender community has seen a higher number of murders in 2020, with the majority of victims being minorities. The organization says trans women of color are at a greater risk. “The number one -- the number two is one death too many in the transgender community,” he said.

SAN ANTONIO San Antonio police investigated more homicides during the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown than during the same time period in 2018 and 2019, according to figures released. According to the San Antonio Police Department, between March 18, 2018, and June 30, 2018, San Antonio police reported 35 homicides. During the same time frame in 2019, homicides decreased to 30. But during March 18 to June 30 of 2020 amid the pandemic and shutdown, the amount of homicides soared to 43. Anger, irritability, agitation, domestic violence all seems to be in increased in many populations, said San Antonio psychiatrist, Dr. Harry Croft, about the reasons for the rise in homicides.