Pedro Jaramillo, 21, was found gravely wounded on the West Side of San Antonio the night of Monday, September 29, 2025. Officers who responded around 9 p.m. located Jaramillo at North Colorado and Ruiz/Leal streets with multiple gunshot wounds to the neck, body, and legs; he was transported toward a hospital but died en route. The Bexar County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide due to multiple firearm injuries.

Witnesses reported hearing a flurry of gunfire and seeing three to four males flee along nearby train tracks. No weapon was recovered at the scene, and police initially had no suspect descriptions. The next day, 23-year-old Dominick Ivan Juarez surrendered to authorities at a downtown bus stop carrying a .40-caliber Glock that investigators say matched shell casings from the scene. In a recorded interview Juarez admitted firing shots but claimed self-defense; investigators wrote his account did not justify deadly force and he was booked on a murder charge with bond set at $100,000.

Pedro Jaramillo’s family held a vigil on October 3 and questioned the self-defense claim as detectives continued reviewing evidence, statements, and the ballistic match. Did anyone on the West Side that night see what led up to the shooting or recognize the people who ran toward the tracks?