Zachary James Owens, 22, was shot dead on San Antonio’s West Side in the early morning hours of November 8, 2025. Officers responded to the 5600 block of Culebra Road just after 4:27–4:30 a.m. following reports of shots fired and found Owens on the ground with a severe head wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene; the Bexar County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the head and later confirmed his identity.

Investigators say witnesses described a single figure dressed in all black fleeing on foot immediately after the shooting; police believe that person to be the shooter but describe the account as limited. The SAPD Homicide Unit reviewed surveillance from nearby businesses and residences and appealed for anyone driving through Culebra Road between 4 and 5 a.m. — especially motorists with dash camera footage — to come forward. Authorities say they do not yet know why Owens was targeted or whether he knew the person seen running away, and no arrests have been announced.

A funeral home notice confirmed Owens’s name and date of death, and online memorials have collected tributes. Anyone with information about the shooting, an unfamiliar person in the area, a vehicle seen leaving the scene, or relevant recordings is asked to contact the San Antonio Police Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.