Deitric Van Harrington Jr., a 51-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on January 4, 2021, in San Antonio’s East Side at the intersection of Ferris Avenue and Beulah Street. Officers were called about 10:20 p.m. after reports of gunfire and a man lying in the street. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, was still alive when EMS arrived, and was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center where he later died.

Investigators found multiple bullets had been fired and there were gunshot marks on the front of a nearby home, but it was not clear whether those rounds were recent or connected to the homicide. At the time of the incident there were no named suspects, no witnesses had come forward, and the motive remained unknown. His parents, Shelly and Deitric Harrington Sr., described him as a loving man who worked as a cook at IHOP and said they forgave whoever was responsible.

Anyone with information about the shooting on Ferris Avenue and Beulah Street is asked to contact the San Antonio Police Department.