SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Department announced an arrest in a 2022 capital murder case.
Authorities held a perp walk and a subsequent news conference regarding the arrest of Joshua Reyes, 20.
Reyes is accused of shooting and killing two juveniles during the early morning hours of July 23, 2022, in the 1700 block of Schley Avenue.
The victims were later identified in previous KSAT reporting as 15-year-old Emiliano Rojas and 14-year-old Edgar Menchaca. At the time of the shooting, SAPD said Reyes was 17 years old.
The full Monday evening news conference can be seen below.
According to an SAPD spokesperson, Reyes and the victims messaged each other on social media and agreed to meet up for an exchange of THC vapes.
After meeting, police said Reyes shot and killed Rojas and Menchaca, who were inside a vehicle.
It is unclear if Reyes knew the victims or if was inside or outside the vehicle at the time of the shooting. Investigators also said it is not known if Reyes was buying or selling vapes at the scene.
A witness also told officers that they saw Reyes pick up shell casings moments after the shooting.
According to Reyes’ arrest affidavit, another witness told police that Reyes revealed to them details of the murders that only someone present at the scene would know. Those details were later corroborated by physical evidence, a police detective wrote in the affidavit.
Detectives took the vapes in as evidence and sent them to a lab for DNA testing, the spokesperson said. After testing concluded, police said the DNA on the vapes matched Rojas’ DNA and Reyes’ DNA.
The police spokesperson said Reyes was arrested Monday at an unspecified location on the West Side.
According to police, investigators are not looking for any additional suspects tied to this case
Bexar County court records indicate Reyes is being held on a $650,000 bond.
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