SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio police say a prolonged standoff at a north-side apartment complex ended when four people were taken into custody on a slew of outstanding warrants, including a man wanted for allegedly killing a teen in 2020.
It began when a female suspect, Amanda Beltran, was being monitored by police for alleged aggravated robbery arrived at The Maya apartments near Northeast Loop 410 and Harry Wurzbach around 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to SAPD Sgt. Washington Moscoso. Soon after, police realized there were three others inside – Jabriel Carter, Augustin Ramos and Elijah Ramos, Augustin's son – later identified as suspects linked to various crimes including aggravated robbery, burglary of habitation, assault and drug-related offenses.
"They immediately contained the suspects in that apartment, and did what they could to try and get them to come out," Moscoso said.
Once Wednesday night turned into Thursday morning, police say, backup arrived in the form of a SWAT team and police negotiators. The robbery suspect police were initially surveilling emerged first, but seven hours after negotiators arrived police shifted to other tactics.
"We did resort to chemical agents," Moscoso said, adding neighbors may have heard small booms as a result. "Once we deployed the chemical agents into the building, shortly after they came out."
Police said a nearby school was briefly placed on lockdown Thursday as a precaution.
Elijah Ramos, according to police, shot and killed 14-year-old Angel Jerry Yanez in December of 2020 after some kind of argument. SAPD officials at the time said Angel, a Harlandale ISD student, was walking his dog when he was killed.
"It feels good to bring justice to the family," an SAPD spokesperson said Thursday night, as Elijah Ramos was being transported to the Bexar County jail.
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