On the evening of September 12, 2023, 44-year-old Lydia Morales was fatally shot at the Forest Ridge Apartments in San Antonio, Texas. The shooting followed an ongoing dispute between Morales and her neighbor, 54-year-old David John Grejtak. She was taken to a local hospital and died of her injuries.

Grejtak later claimed self-defense, saying Morales had assaulted him and he feared for his life. Surveillance footage from the apartment complex, however, showed Grejtak leaving his apartment with a holstered firearm and did not support his claim that he had been physically threatened. San Antonio police arrested Grejtak on September 14, 2023, charging him with murder; he was booked into the Bexar County Jail with bail set at $200,000.

Morales was remembered by family as a hardworking woman and a devoted mother and grandmother who loved cooking and spending time with her family. She is survived by children Alexis, Darius, Martavius, Ashanti, and Lavonte, and six grandchildren. If anyone witnessed the events at Forest Ridge Apartments on September 12 or has additional information, please share what is known.