James Franklin Read II, 57, was fatally shot on November 23, 2021, at the Lackland Mobile Home and RV Park on San Antonio’s West Side. Police say an altercation with 39-year-old Carlos Roberto Negron preceded the shooting; witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots and seeing Read’s body near a white truck. Read was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

After the shooting Negron reportedly barricaded himself inside his trailer, prompting a standoff that lasted several hours and involved hostage negotiators, a mental health unit, and SWAT officers. Residents identified Negron and his trailer, and he was arrested; bond was set at $250,000 and he was charged with Read’s murder.

Neighbors described shock at the sudden violence in the community. Are there readers who remember the area or who saw anything around Lackland Mobile Home and RV Park that afternoon?