Pete Michael Barrera was a 32-year-old Hispanic/Latino man who was fatally shot in San Antonio, Texas, on January 15, 2023. Known to relatives as Peter or Flaco, he was remembered by family as a devoted father, son, brother, uncle and friend.

Initial reports reached police when Kameron Hunter Johns approached an officer shortly before 3 a.m. and said he had shot someone in self-defense. A witness later gave detectives a sharply different account, saying Johns became angry after believing Barrera insulted him, that the men fought, and that Johns shot Barrera. The witness told investigators Johns then placed a machete into Barrera’s hand, fired an additional shot, photographed the body, and threatened the witness to secure help leaving the scene. Medical exam findings noted close-range gunshot wounds and that the body had been moved.

Police obtained an arrest warrant and Johns was arrested and booked on a murder charge on February 1, 2023, with bond reported as $250,000. Barrera is survived by his parents, children and other relatives. Does anyone have information about Barrera’s last hours or the people who were at that house that night?