Enrique Javier Perales, 29, was shot to death outside a residence in far West Bexar County near San Antonio on the night of September 8, 2025, after an argument that investigators described as rooted in a romantic rivalry. Deputies responding to reports of multiple gunshots found Perales unresponsive; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses said a confrontation broke out moments before the gunfire and that a vehicle had arrived with several people just prior to the shooting.

By the next day, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar announced the arrest of 21-year-old Mason Ray Rodriguez, who surrendered and was charged with murder. Authorities said both men had dated the same woman and that the confrontation escalated when Rodriguez confronted Perales. Officials reported Perales was shot more than a dozen times and alleged Rodriguez tried to hide the weapon afterward; two others who arrived with Rodriguez were being treated as persons of interest as investigators continued to piece together events.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation that night or has information about who was in the vehicle that arrived before the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.