Angel Jerry Yanez was 14 when he was shot and killed on December 6, 2020, while walking his dog Oliver in the 1700 block of Pleasanton Road near East Gerald Avenue in San Antonio. He suffered three gunshot wounds to the torso, was found unresponsive by police, taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Initial investigators searched for a light-colored sedan believed to be involved in a drive-by shooting and had no suspects. In May 2023, 21-year-old Elijah Ramos was arrested and charged with capital murder. The arrest warrant affidavit says Angel had agreed to meet a group near Harlandale High School for a drug deal and that Ramos allegedly shot him with a handgun; a witness in the vehicle also identified Ramos as the shooter.

Angel was a student at Tejeda Academy active in student council, choir and theater arts and was learning to play the guitar. Memorials were set up and his family received community support. If anyone has information about Angel’s death or the events that led to it, please share what you know.