Luis Alejandro Castelar, a 22-year-old Hispanic man from San Antonio, died on March 29, 2021, from a gunshot wound to the torso. The shooting happened at the Oaks of Northgate apartment complex in the 8000 block of Oakdell Way after Castelar handled a newly purchased AR-15 rifle that discharged.

Jonathan Rene Villegas, also 22, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. An affidavit says Villegas recklessly caused Castelar’s death by discharging the firearm; a witness reported seeing Castelar hand the rifle to Villegas before it went off. Villegas fled the scene and was later arrested and indicted; the 290th District Court prosecuted the case as a second-degree felony carrying a possible 2 to 20 year term and up to a $10,000 fine.

Castelar’s family and friends remembered him at a funeral at St. Luke’s Catholic Church. Does anyone have information about the events at the Oaks of Northgate on March 29, 2021?