Oscar Rene Castillo Jr., 41, was shot dead outside his home in the Finesilver Ranch subdivision on San Antonio’s Northwest Side on the evening of December 29, 2020. According to neighbors he was a father and considered a good guy. Castillo stepped out onto Brentcove Street just after 9 p.m. to make a phone call, noticed a suspicious pickup truck parked in the cul-de-sac and confronted the occupants. A brief verbal altercation followed and the driver, armed with a rifle, fired, striking Castillo in the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene and the truck fled.

San Antonio Police investigators obtained license-plate images from nearby security cameras, traced the vehicle and identified a suspect. An arrest was made on January 5, 2021, and murder charges were filed. If anyone in Finesilver Ranch that night remembers the pickup, its occupants, or saw something that could help, please share what is known.