Map shows 104 murders in San Antonio for 2017

SAN ANTONIO – A map detailing a morbid subject shows 104 murders in San Antonio for 2017 as of Oct. 23.

The breakdown for number of homicides per month is as follows:

• January - 16
• February - 5
• March - 16
• April - 12
• May - 3
• June - 10
• July - 22
• August - 9
• September - 7
• October (to date) - 4

The city saw a spike in deaths in July -- 10 of which can be attributed to people who died when they were smuggled into the country in the back of a tractor-trailer. Eight people died in the trailer and two more died at area hospitals.

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Officer Miguel Moreno, who was shot June 29 while investigating vehicle burglaries, is denoted on the map with a blue badge.

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Moreno’s partner, Officer Julio Cavazos, was also shot that day but survived, and despite being wounded, he was able to drag Moreno away from the line of fire.

Editor's note: The information in this story was provided by the San Antonio Police Department.

View the map below:

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