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Manuel Santibanez, 32, was shot and killed in an apartment in the 2700 block of East Commerce Street in San Antonio on December 23, 2019, at about 3 a.m. Santibanez was in the unit with an ex-girlfriend and another man when an argument erupted; he was shot multiple times, including in the face, and died at the scene.

Police identified 23-year-old Philip Esquivel as the shooter. Esquivel had been visiting the woman at the apartment when Santibanez arrived. After the shooting Esquivel fled but later called police and was arrested on Hammond Avenue a few miles away; he has been charged with murder. Authorities say neither Santibanez nor Esquivel lived at the apartment, and the woman and Santibanez had been in an on-and-off relationship for about five or six years. Motive has not been released.

What additional information do readers in San Antonio have about this case or the people involved?