SAN ANTONIO – A teen facing a murder charge in the shooting death of a man in an East Side home in June 2023 had his charges dropped due to insufficient evidence, according to court records.
The case was dismissed on Wednesday, records show.
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Daeveon Drew, 18, was arrested in early January by San Antonio police on a count of first-degree murder in the death of Herman Purvis, 51, records show.
Purvis was found shot inside a home in the 4400 block of Hampstead Street on June 10, 2023. He was pronounced dead at the scene, San Antonio police said.
Drew was arrested again in May in an unrelated case of continuous family violence. That charge was dismissed in July, records show.
Gabby Jimenez is a digital journalist at KSAT. Gabby is a San Antonio native and joined the KSAT team in January 2025. A proud LSU alumna, she has reported for newspapers in Louisiana and Virginia, earning a Virginia Press Association award for Combination Photo and Story in 2024.