A family birthday on the South Side of San Antonio ended in tragedy on the evening of July 20, 2026. A dispute outside the Pecan Grove Bar on Roosevelt Avenue escalated to gunfire shortly before 7 p.m., leaving 39-year-old Richard Arnold Carrillo Jr. dead at the scene and his 62-year-old father, Richard Arnold Carrillo, critically wounded and later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled both deaths homicides from gunshot wounds.

Police detained a 34-year-old man described as a distant relative of Carrillo Jr. after he fled the scene and was later located at a nearby hotel. He was released after claiming self-defense; the family disputes that claim and says neither father nor son was armed. No arrests have been announced and the San Antonio Police Department’s investigation was active as of late July 2026. The family has organized a plate sale and a GoFundMe to cover funeral costs.

Did anyone witness the altercation outside Pecan Grove Bar or see what happened just before 7 p.m. on July 20?