Jesse Vasquez was 44 when he was shot and killed at his San Antonio home on Saunders Avenue on April 17, 2016. The shooting occurred just after 6 p.m. following a heated family dispute with his son, Jesse David Vasquez III, then 21. The son was arrested and charged with murder.

At trial, witnesses said the father‑son relationship had once been friendly but had deteriorated. The defense argued the younger Vasquez acted in self‑defense, claiming his father was violent and under the influence of methamphetamine; the prosecution said the killing was intentional. The jury found Jesse Vasquez III guilty of murder in October 2018 and sentenced him to 20 years, with the jury considering sudden passion in deciding punishment. One key witness, the defendant’s ex‑girlfriend, gave testimony at trial that differed from her earlier statements to police.

Did anyone who knew the family on the West Side see signs of the relationship worsening before April 2016?