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Medical Examiner IDs North Side Road-Rage Victim, Rules Death a Homicide

The accused shooter remains jailed on a $250,000 bond pending further forensic findings.

Overview

  • The Bexar County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Celerino Gonzales Jr., 58, and determined he died from gunshot wounds to the chest classified as homicide.
  • San Antonio police say the shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. Monday on the 11200 block of Belair Drive on the North Side.
  • David Flores Oyervides III, 23, was arrested on a murder charge and booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on a $250,000 bond.
  • According to a preliminary SAPD account, Gonzales followed Oyervides to his residence as both men exchanged gunfire, and Oyervides allegedly retrieved another firearm and continued shooting as Gonzales drove a short distance away.
  • Investigators describe the narrative as preliminary and continue to review evidence as the case develops.