Angel Zamudio Ruiz was 20 when he was found shot to death on December 21, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas. His body was discovered in a detached bedroom on the near East Side with four gunshot wounds to the top of his head.

Initial statements by his uncle, 19-year-old Henry Ruiz, described a home invasion by two gunmen who shot Angel while he slept. Investigators found no signs of forced entry, bullet trajectories indicated the shots were fired at close range while the victim was lying down, and a witness placed Henry outside the home with a handgun shortly after the shooting. The handgun recovered had blood spatter and was later matched to the bullets from the scene.

Henry Ruiz was arrested after being first taken into custody on unrelated drug charges and was later charged with Angel’s murder; he denied being the shooter when confronted with the evidence. The case raises questions about the differing accounts and the physical evidence that contradicted the initial story.

Did anyone in the area know Angel or see activity around that detached bedroom on December 21, 2017?