On December 6, 2023, 15-year-old Raymond Alexander Ancira Jr. and his father, 34-year-old Raymond Ancira, were fatally shot during a robbery at a Circle K on Potranco Road in San Antonio, Texas. The pair had arranged a sale of a Glock 26 with people contacted over social media; when the buyers arrived the meeting was a setup and an attempted robbery escalated into a shootout that killed both victims.

Surveillance footage shows the suspects arriving, engaging with the victims and then, after the shooting, rifling through the victims’ vehicle before fleeing. Authorities identified the suspects as 18-year-olds Joshua Castro and Sebastian Toledo. Castro was arrested on February 7, 2024, and charged with capital murder. Toledo died by suicide on February 5, 2024, as officers tried to take him into custody.

The case underscores risks tied to firearm transactions arranged online and the advisability of using designated safe exchange locations. If anyone witnessed the robbery or has information about those who arranged the meeting, please share what is known with investigators.