Heidi Silkworth, 80, was killed on May 26, 2024, in San Antonio after a stray bullet struck her in the head as she left a relative’s high school graduation at the Alamodome. Silkworth, a resident of Euless, Texas, was a passenger in a vehicle near the 600 block of East César E. Chávez Boulevard around 10 p.m. when the shot hit her. The San Antonio Police Department reported the bullet came during a nearby shootout that began when two suspects allegedly attempted an armed robbery and exchanged gunfire with an armed robbery victim.

Police identified two suspects as 19-year-old Jacob Rios and a 16-year-old male. A 19-year-old involved in the incident was also reported to have sustained critical injuries. The death has been described by family and friends as a devastating loss; Silkworth was born in Switzerland, moved to the United States in 1964 after marrying a U.S. Air Force member, and was active in walking clubs and gardening. What details about the shooting and the suspects’ roles can anyone with information share?