Body found in trunk of vehicle in Walmart parking lot identified

Victim identified as Jerry Gonzaba, 63

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police on Tuesday released the name of a man whose body was found in the trunk of a car that was parked in a Walmart parking lot.

The victim was identified as Jerry Gonzaba, 63.

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Gonzaba's body was found around 1 a.m. Friday in the store parking lot in the 8500 block of Interstate 35.

The victim was believed to be a probationer who was being sought by federal authorities, police said.

Gonzaba was tracked down when a federal probation officer received an alert from a GPS-enabled ankle monitor that the victim was wearing, police said.

No arrests have been made.


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