Eric Rodriguez, 41, of San Antonio, was shot and killed behind an auto body shop off the 700 block of Southwest Military Drive near Pleasanton Road on the night of August 11, 2025. Police and the Bexar County Medical Examiner say a scuffle began between a 35-year-old security guard and another man in a drainage ditch behind the business; when Rodriguez intervened the situation escalated and the guard fired a single round into Rodriguez’s chest. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead, with the medical examiner ruling the manner of death a homicide.

Investigators detained the security guard for questioning that night and identified him as a suspect in a preliminary report; the guard told police he believed Rodriguez was armed and reaching for a weapon before the shot. Authorities did not immediately release the guard’s name, and as of mid-August there was no indication charges had been filed while the San Antonio Police Department continued its active investigation. Family members were reported grieving in the days after the shooting as officials worked to piece together the events behind the shop.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation behind the auto body shop on Southwest Military Drive that night or has information about what led to the shooting, please come forward.