Michael Woodyard, 47, was found shot to death the morning of July 26, 2025, on San Antonio’s South Side. Officers responding just before 8:30 a.m. to the 500 block of Bristol Avenue discovered him outside a home with multiple gunshot wounds; later reports said he was pronounced dead in front of the home with gunshot wounds to the head and back. Fire and EMS were dispatched about 8:25 a.m.

Detectives gathered accounts of rising tension earlier that morning and of a dark SUV arriving at the house, followed by several gunshots and the vehicle fleeing. The victim’s girlfriend told police a conflict had flared between Woodyard and her adult son that morning; she also relayed that her son believed Woodyard had been abusive, an allegation Woodyard denied, according to her statement. A neighbor heard gunfire and saw a dark vehicle leave the scene.

Investigators obtained surveillance audio capturing five shots near the scene and Ring doorbell footage showing a vehicle pulling into a driveway about twenty minutes after the shooting. An arrest warrant affidavit identified a suspect; Frank Martinez, 24, was arrested and booked on a murder charge and held on $250,000 bond. Anyone with information about Michael Woodyard or the events on Bristol Avenue is asked to come forward.