Thirteen-year-old Ignacio Romo Jr. of San Antonio died on September 28, 2019, from a rifle wound to the head. The Bexar County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death a rifle wound to the head; the case was first reported as an accidental shooting while Ignacio and a friend were playing with a semi-automatic rifle on the city’s far North Side.

Investigators later concluded Ignacio was shot by the 14-year-old friend, who initially told deputies Ignacio had shot himself but was later determined to have pulled the trigger. The rifle had been given to the 14-year-old as a gift by his grandfather, Robert Lee Voigt, then 75 years old. Voigt was charged with making a firearm accessible to a child involving serious bodily injury or death, and the 14-year-old was charged with manslaughter.

Questions remain about how the boys obtained unsupervised access to the rifle and the circumstances immediately preceding the shooting. If anyone knew Ignacio or was near the far North Side around September 28, 2019, please share what was seen or heard.