Daniel Mendoza, 39, was fatally shot in the head after a violent altercation at a South Side motel in San Antonio on the night of Saturday, January 3, 2026. The shooting occurred at the Sunrise Motel in the 4500 block of South Presa Street. San Antonio Police arrived about 9:20 p.m. and found Mendoza unresponsive with gunshot wounds; he was taken to a local hospital and later died.

Witnesses told investigators Mendoza had been involved in an altercation just before the shooting, but the motive and exact cause of the disagreement have not been reported. The San Antonio Police Department is investigating the homicide; no arrests have been announced and the suspect or suspects remain at large.

Anyone who was at the Sunrise Motel that night or who has information about the altercation or the shooter is asked to come forward.