Jonathan Jaziel Heredia, known as JJ, was an 18-year-old Hispanic man from San Antonio remembered by family as loving and big-hearted. He was the youngest of five siblings and enjoyed skateboarding, guitar, photography and traveling. He was described as having hazel eyes and a contagious laugh.

On the evening of January 11, 2023, Jonathan was with friends at the Villa Espada Apartments. Investigators say someone in the car had arranged a drug transaction at the complex. An assailant approached the passenger side, brandished a handgun and demanded property. During the robbery attempt a witness inside the vehicle tried to grab the firearm; the attacker fired into the car and struck Jonathan. Friends drove him to a hospital, where he died of his injuries.

San Antonio police later arrested Ray Anthony Espinosa in 2023 and charged him with capital murder, alleging Jonathan was killed during a robbery. Espinosa went to trial in May 2026; after a week of testimony the jury deadlocked and the judge declared a mistrial. As of June 2026 the case was awaiting a status conference to decide whether the state will seek a retrial. Does anyone have information about Jonathan, that night at Villa Espada Apartments, or the events leading up to the shooting?