An altercation at “The Boom Boom Room” ended with three dead after a man was seen on video firing an assault-style weapon into a crowd of people leaving the bar.
SAN ANTONIO — A man convicted in a 2021 shooting that left three people dead outside an illegal after-hours bar on the city’s east side has been sentenced to life in prison.
Judge Ron Rangel of the 379th District Court handed down the sentence to Daniel Barragan for the killings of Dan Edward Martinez Jr. and siblings April Rodriguez and Mauro Rodriguez.
The shooting occurred in August 2021 following a disturbance at an illegally operated after-hours bar known as the “Boom Boom Room.” Authorities said the incident began as a fight between two women with a prior history and escalated as more individuals became involved, eventually moving outside.
During the confrontation, Barragan and another man, Eduardo Delarosa, retrieved firearms from their vehicles. Prosecutors said video evidence showed Barragan firing an assault-style weapon directly into a crowd of people leaving the bar, while Delarosa fired his weapon into the air.
Barragan’s gunfire killed three people and wounded two others before he fled the scene, officials said. He was arrested several days later during a traffic stop by the San Antonio Police Department.
Delarosa later accepted a plea agreement and was sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Assistant criminal district attorneys Jessica Schulze and Alexis O’Connor led the prosecution, with support from victim advocate Jacky Garcia and investigator Eddie Rohmer.
“Violence like this shakes a community to its core,” Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales said in a statement. “Today’s life sentence reinforces that such actions will not be tolerated and sends a clear message that the safety of our residents is our top priority.”