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Suspect charged with murder in connection with his father’s shooting death, it says in an affidavit
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Suspect charged with murder in connection with his father’s shooting death, it says in an affidavit

SAN ANTONIO – A 23-year-old man from San Antonio was arrested in connection with the shooting death of his father, according to the police.

Brayan Armando Lopez-Estrada was charged in the slaying of Jorge Lopez, 45, on Tuesday, according to Bexar County court records.

The shooting happened around 6 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Rasa Drive and Tarasco Drive on the west side.

After a night of drinking, San Antonio police said a woman contacted Lopez-Estrada.

Lopez-Estrada and the woman already share a child but are not in a current relationship, according to police. The two agreed to meet at the woman’s grandmother’s house.

According to the arrest affidavit, while Lopez-Estrada and the woman were at the woman’s grandmother’s house, her current boyfriend — who also has a child with the woman — showed up at the home unannounced.

The woman and her current boyfriend’s children were with their grandmother at the time, authorities said.

While the woman and her boyfriend were arguing, police said Lopez-Estrada then confronted the woman’s boyfriend.

Lopez-Estrada and the woman’s boyfriend got into a physical confrontation outside the home, the affidavit said. When the fight broke up, the woman and her boyfriend argued a second time before she entered the home and her boyfriend drove off.

After the woman’s boyfriend drove off, police said Lopez-Estrada and the woman left the home in a vehicle together. But according to the affidavit, the woman’s boyfriend followed them in his vehicle.

Lopez-Estrada, the woman and her boyfriend met at another unspecified location. While there, the woman’s boyfriend learned that the woman sought out Lopez-Estrada that night, police said.

The boyfriend returned to the woman’s grandmother’s house where he met several family members, including his father, according to the affidavit.

According to police, the woman’s boyfriend explained to his family that the woman was the problem, not Lopez-Estrada. The woman’s boyfriend then announced his intention to leave the residence.

A short time later, Lopez-Estrada’s parents arrived at the home to pick up their 5-year-old grandson, who was placed in the back seat of their truck, police said.

Meanwhile, authorities said Lopez-Estrada returned to the woman’s grandmother’s house without the woman.

Her current boyfriend’s sibling approached Lopez-Estrada and started arguing with him, but the boyfriend again insisted that his girlfriend was the cause of the trouble that night, the affidavit said. Lopez-Estrada’s parents went outside and tried to defuse the confrontation.

When the woman’s current boyfriend got into his vehicle, police said he threatened Lopez-Estrada’s 5-year-old child.

Lopez-Estrada then retrieved a gun from her vehicle and began firing shots at the boyfriend, his vehicle and the crowd of both families, according to the affidavit.

Authorities said the boyfriend tried to run over Lopez-Estrada with his vehicle but failed. Lopez-Estrada continued to fire, firing a total of about 16 shots, according to the affidavit.

Lopez, described in the affidavit as Lopez-Estrada’s father, was shot as he stood next to the truck with his grandson inside, police said. The truck was also hit by gunfire.

The boyfriend’s 27-year-old brother was shot in the foot, causing serious injuries, according to police. He was taken to a local hospital for further treatment.

Lopez was pronounced dead at a local hospital while undergoing surgery.

The affidavit said Lopez-Estrada’s mother tried to intervene during the shooting, but Lopez-Estrada ignored her efforts. After the shooting, Lopez-Estrada fled the scene.

In addition to the murder charge, Lopez-Estrada has also been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, deadly conduct for discharging a firearm and possession of marijuana (less than two ounces).

According to jail records, the case was dismissed for his marijuana charge.

A bond has not yet been set for Lopez-Estrada.

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