SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a man killed Tuesday in a shooting on the Northwest Side.
Victor Vazquez Mora, 43, died from a gunshot wound to the chest, the medical examiner’s office said. His death was ruled a homicide.
Officers were dispatched to a shooting call around 8:15 a.m. Tuesday at the Starlite Motel, located at 3623 Fredericksburg Road.
According to a preliminary report from San Antonio police, Vazquez Mora had arrived at the motel and was involved in an altercation with the mother of his children.
The mother told police officers that Vazquez Mora barged into a room and also struck her, the report states.
SAPD said the mother’s new boyfriend and her two children were in the room at the time.
At some point, the department said that the boyfriend, a 47-year-old man, shot Vazquez Mora twice.
Vazquez Mora was initially taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries but later died.
Both the boyfriend and the mother were detained for further questioning, according to the report. A gun was also recovered from the scene.
The two children were released to other family members who were notified of the incident.
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