SAN ANTONIO — A mother is dead and a man has been charged with capital murder after a shooting Saturday night, police said.
At 10:30 p.m. the San Antonio Police Department and the San Antonio Fire Department responded to a shooting at the 7500 block of Louis Pasteur Drive and Motel 6.
When police arrived, they found the victim suffering from two gunshot wounds. EMS tried to save her life, but the victim was pronounced dead. Police also said the victim was pregnant.
She has since been identified as Lauraalicia Placker, 37.
Officials said the victim's two small children, ages four and six, were inside of the hotel room at the time of the shooting.
Dilllon Meckel was arrested and charged with capital murder, police said.