SAN ANTONIO – A man was charged with capital murder following a shooting Saturday afternoon on the Southwest Side, according to an affidavit obtained by KSAT.
Augustin Meyer, 53, was arrested in connection with the death of Juan Alejandro Sanchez, 59, the affidavit states.
According to an SAPD preliminary report, officers were dispatched just after 1:30 p.m. at a warehouse and office building in the 300 block of North Frank Luke Drive.
Investigators said they arrived on scene after a 911 caller reported hearing a male in distress and what sounded like a gunshot. Upon arrival, officers said Meyer was seen leaving the location before they caught up with him and initially detained him for questioning.
Sanchez was found in the office portion of the building sitting in a chair with a gunshot wound to his chest, the arrest warrant states. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to court documents, surveillance video showed only Sanchez and Meyer at the location at the time of the shooting.
A revolver was recovered under a blue bandanna in the warehouse, and the affidavit states Meyer was seen wearing it in surveillance footage.
The gun was not found near the victim, according to the affidavit.
Detectives also said Sanchez’s smartwatch was found in Meyer’s pants pocket, and the victim’s wallet was found scattered around the warehouse.
Meyer told detectives he did not know Sanchez, but that Sanchez had picked him up to help load tools into a truck, according to the affidavit.
Meyer also claimed Sanchez told him to shoot him because he had a large insurance policy, the affidavit states. Detectives said they spoke with Sanchez’s family, who said Sanchez only had an insurance policy through his employer.
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