On September 16, 2023, 34-year-old Amber Nichole Ashlaw was shot and killed in Lake Medina Shores, Bandera County, Texas. Witnesses identified her boyfriend, Andrew Harrison Lester, as the person who shot her. Lester fled on a motorcycle and was pursued by Bandera County deputies into Bexar County, where the chase ended at a Walmart on Bandera Road in San Antonio. He entered the store and discharged a firearm, then exchanged gunfire with officers; Lester suffered a gunshot wound to his left shoulder, was taken into custody and transported to a hospital.

Authorities charged Lester with first-degree murder in connection with Ashlaw’s death. Reports say he had a prior arrest in December 2021 in Duval County, Florida, for strangling and threatening an intimate partner with a firearm. Amber Ashlaw, born June 28, 1989, is survived by three children who are now in the custody of Child Protective Services. The Texas Rangers are leading the investigation.

If anyone knew Amber or has information about the events that night, please share what you know.