SAN ANTONIO — Andrew says his young son was the first to alert the family that something dangerous was going on when he told them police officers were everywhere on Cat Mountain Street.
"We all ran to the window, our whole family, and there was probably 15 or 20 police officers out here in full SWAT gear, helmets and vests," Andrew said of the Monday evening incident near SeaWorld off Military Drive West.
Law enforcement officials said the multi-agency effort was an attempt to arrest 18-year-old Sebastian Toledo, who was wanted for two murders.
Andrew said the family watched as the heavily armed and fortified officers tried to enter the home.
"They had breached the door and apparently they heard a shot and they all started backing out, all of them, and we were like what is going on?" Andrew said.
Another neighbor who happened to be driving by at the time said she was shocked to see officers in body armor surrounding the house with long guns.
Andrew said officers used a drone to enter the home to safely look for Toledo.
Police said they found the man inside the home, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Andrew said neighborhood kids up and down the block were texting each other with updates during the wait for a resolution.
"It's a little scary having kids here and it's unfortunate that they have to go through that. I don't know that I ever did when I was a kid," Andrew said, adding this is not the only violent incident in the recent past.
A week ago, Andrew said, the family was jolted out of bed by a blast of shots.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom. It was loud enough to wake us up so we knew it had to be close," Andrew said, adding several neighbors called police but they were unable to find the source of the shots.
On January 13, there was another SWAT incident on the very same block.
Police serving a warrant on a man they say shot a police officer early in the day was found dead inside his home after police breached the home and again, used a drone to find 18-year-old Leandro Luevano dead inside.
The medical examiner has yet to rule on his cause and manner of death, but police said he also died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A woman who lives nearby said she never dreamed she would have to flee from her home because of an incident like this.
"I know crime is everywhere around San Antonio but it's just not here as frequently," the woman said.
Another neighbor, Ashley, said of the continuing trouble "We were definitely frustrated. We really felt unheard. I know there are policies and procedures that police need to follow to obtain evidence and build a solid case but it really just felt sometimes that it wasn't a priority."
With regard to the most recent incident, San Antonio Police said Toledo was wanted in connection with a double murder that happened December 6 in the 9000 block of Potranco.
The victims found shot to death in a convenience store parking lot were 34-year-old Raymond Ancira and 15-year-old Raymond Alexander Ancira, who were a father and son.
Online court records indicate Toledo was also out of jail on bond for two 2023 charges: possession of a controlled substance and evading arrest. He was due in court for a hearing on the issues in two weeks.
The police report related to the evading arrest charge stems from a wild party in east San Antonio in August 2023.
Police said after reports of a loud disturbance with shots fired in the 2700 block of Martin Luther King Drive, Toledo was arrested while trying to leave the area.
An officer said when he saw a bulge in Toledo's waistband he tried to detain him, but the teen bolted and ran through a crowd of people.
The report indicates when police caught up with the teen, they took a magazine loaded with more than 20 live rounds of ammunition from Toledo.
Online court records show Toledo was arrested on that charge November 8 and he was released on bond just five days later.
Similarly, on a May possession of a controlled substance charge, records indicate Toledo was released on a $5,000 bond just 11 days after his arrest.
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