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San Marcos Police Hunt Two in Downtown Killing After Seizing Suspected Getaway Car

Police urge residents to share videos to help identify the attackers.

Overview

  • Police reported four separate shootings within roughly 24 hours near Texas State that left one person dead and three injured.
  • The person killed downtown near Kissing Alley on Hopkins Street was identified as 19-year-old Ronnie Hernandez Jr.
  • Investigators are searching for two male suspects in the downtown case and have impounded a four-door Audi A3 located through surveillance video and license-plate readers.
  • Video reviewed by detectives shows an assailant firing into a group and then shooting at least two victims again as they lay on the ground, the police chief said.
  • In a separate downtown incident, officers arrested 20-year-old Eliezer Johnson Hernandez after a foot chase and later recovered a firearm, and authorities temporarily closed bars and will expand weekend patrols.