WATCH LIVE: Jilson Avelar-Rodriguez capital murder trial, Day 1
Jilson Avelar-Rodriguez is accused of fatally shooting a couple in their bedroom in 2018
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Arrest made in 2018 slayings of couple shot in their bed
A tip led San Antonio police to the man accused of slaying a couple who was found amid a bloody scene last year.
Woman shot by car burglars on Southeast Side
A woman was shot by car burglars early Monday morning on the Southeast Side.
San Antonio councilmembers vote to censure District 10′s Marc Whyte after DWI arrest
Whyte asked his fellow councilmembers to pass the censure; others spoke about holding council to a higher standard
Suspect who shot officer in traffic stop dies by suicide during standoff, SAPD says
An 18-year-old man who was suspected of shooting a San Antonio police officer died by suicide during a standoff late Saturday, according to SAPD.
Mom being taken off life support after she was shot in the head
Britney Long’s family said Saturday’s shooting was the heartbreaking culmination of a fear they’d had for years — a volatile relationship, turned deadly. INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis mother is being taken off life support at IU Health Methodist Hospital after IMPD says her boyfriend shot her in the head. Britney Long’s family said Saturday’s shooting … Read more
Two SAPD officers suspended for leaving shifts early the day grandmother was killed by police, documents show
Lt. Steven Velasquez was suspended indefinitely, while Sgt. Paul Rodriguez served a seven day suspension. Melissa Perez was shot to death in June. SAN ANTONIO — Six months after a grandmother was gunned down by San Antonio police, two officers who were not on the scene were suspended. Documents show a lieutenant and a sergeant went … Read more