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Rosa Canales, 57, of San Antonio, Texas, was shot in the head and died on December 22, 2018, in the family apartment at the Sundance Apartments on Gardendale. Police reports say her 20-year-old son, Matthew Canales, had been smoking methamphetamine with friends when he pulled out a gun and was handling it; investigators concluded a round was fired from inside the apartment, passed through a wall and struck Rosa while she slept.

Matthew Canales initially called 911 reporting a drive-by and claiming he had returned fire. Crime scene investigators recovered two spent shell casings inside the apartment, and authorities treated the shooting as accidental. He was arrested and charged with manslaughter and later indicted by a grand jury for discharging a deadly weapon in the direction of his mother. Rosa was kept on life support until her daughter could arrive from Colorado.

The case drew attention for its tragic circumstances and the involvement of drug use. Does anyone have information about the night at the Sundance Apartments or knew Rosa and her family?