Ricardo Ortega, 30, was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Walgreens on San Antonio’s West Side just after midnight on November 27, 2022. He was in a vehicle with a family member who had pulled in to use the ATM; the family member heard gunfire and saw an unknown black vehicle leave westbound on West Commerce Street. Ortega was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and later died at a nearby hospital, the Bexar County Medical Examiner confirming identity and cause of death.

The San Antonio Police Department opened an investigation but no arrests have been announced and the suspects remain at large. Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Ortega is remembered by family as a husband, father, son, uncle and brother; his relatives continue to seek justice and closure.

If anyone witnessed the shooting, saw the black vehicle, or has information that could help identify the suspects, please contact the San Antonio Police Department or Crime Stoppers.