Kelvron Dwight Hardrict, 27, was shot in the chest and killed in the parking lot of the Villa Rodriguez apartment homes on Salado Creek Drive in San Antonio on August 16, 2020. The shooting happened about 11:30 p.m.; EMS arrived and Hardrict was pronounced dead at the scene shortly afterward.

Police found Hardrict’s apartment had been forcibly entered and ransacked. Investigators reported a closet safe that had been tampered with but not opened; officers say a large sum of money and narcotics were inside. Surveillance video from the complex captured a silver Kia Optima speeding away after a gunshot, and footage also showed men casing the area before the incident.

A 23-year-old man named Carlos Romero Jr. was identified as a suspect; his fingerprints were reportedly located on the safe’s number pad, his vehicle was seen near the apartment the night of the killing, and he was charged with capital murder and held in Bexar County Jail on $500,000 bond. The investigation is ongoing. If anyone knew Hardrict, witnessed activity around the Villa Rodriguez complex that night, or can help with the case, please share what is known.