Fifth suspect arrested in deadly shootout that killed teen, bystander
Jerry Ortiz, 17, is taken to the Bexar County Jail from San Antonio Public Safety Headquarters, 315 S. Santa Rosa Ave., on Wednesday. He is the fifth person to be charged with capital murder following a fatal shooting Monday in the 800 block of West Mariposa.A fifth suspect in a shootout that killed two people including a bystander, who was watching TV in his North Side home, has been charged with capital murder as deadly shootings continue throughout the city this week.
But he did say, “I love you mom, I love you dad,” when asked whether he had anything to say to his family. Christopher James Mejia, 14, and Enrique Bocanegra, 66, were killed as a result of the shootout. Bocanegra was a bystander who was sitting in his home nearby watching TV when a stray bullet struck and killed him.
Police did not elaborate Wednesday on further details of the shootout, including what type of weapons were used or whose bullet struck Bocanegra. The shooting remains under investigation, police said.at a shopping plaza near Highland Elementary School.
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