The jury issued a guilty verdict against Roland Contreras Jr. on Friday, deliberating for only about 30 minutes.
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Terms of the deal include a 50-year prison sentence. He will be eligible for parole after serving 25 years. Contreras Jr. shot and killed Gabriele Campos Del Angel around 9:30 p.m. on April 6, 2023, in the parking lot of a food truck in the 1800 block of Southwest Military Drive, near Commercial Avenue. Police said she was not the intended target. Campos Del Angel and her estranged husband were getting food at the taco stand when Contreras allegedly brandished a gun and yelled at her husband, an arrest affidavit states. The husband ran back to his Jeep, bumped into a parked car as he reversed and attempted to drive away.Police said the bullet went through a side window and struck Campos Del Angel in the chest. The man drove to a nearby gas station, authorities said, where he called for help. Campos Del Angel was later pronounced dead at the scene. Her estranged husband was able to identify Contreras Jr. to officers, saying that he knew him because of an ex-girlfriend. Contreras Jr. fled back to his home, where a SWAT team and other officers attempted to communicate with him. Although there was no communication with Contreras Jr., SAPD Chief William McManus said officers had visual confirmation he was inside the home early on in the standoff. About 30 minutes later, police tossed tear gas into the home, but after a thorough search of the residence, Contreras was nowhere to be found. Nearly a month later, police said a covert response unit was able to locate and arrest Contreras without further incident.Christian Riley Dutcher Christian Riley joined KSAT 12 in June 2025. He returned to the Lone Star State after serving as the senior digital producer at the NBC affiliate in mid-Missouri and earned two Missouri Broadcasters Association awards.Erica Hernandez is an Emmy award-winning journalist with 15 years of experience in the broadcast news business. Erica has covered a wide array of stories all over Central and South Texas. She's currently the court reporter and cohost of the podcast Texas Crime Stories.Proposed border wall threatens prehistoric cave artHundreds of millions of dollars lost each year to scams at crypto ATMsFamily reacts to guilty verdict in Christopher Preciado trialCastle Hills police department says the armed suspect shot this morning has diedRecords show New Braunfels ISD pulling, restricting more books than it has publicly listed74 year old woman hit crossing South General McMullenNew emissions test could cost Bexar County vehicle ownersSan Antonio attorney admits stealing over half a million dollars from children's inheritance.Spurs respond after viral video at game sparks backlashReuniting items found along the Guadalupe River after the deadly floods
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