SAN ANTONIO — Police are asking for help to find a man wanted in connection to a fatal shooting at a soccer game on June 2.
Officers were called to the 3600 block of Roland Avenue for a shooting in progress around 10 p.m. that Friday.
Police say there were approximately 100 spectators watching a soccer game when someone fired off multiple rounds into the crowd.
A man was found shot in the chest and he subsequently died from his injuries at the hospital. The medical examiner identified the victim as Erick Rios-Navarro, 19.
“Erick was a good kid, a hard worker, he didn’t have problems with anyone," the mother of the victim's girlfriend told KENS 5.
The woman, who asked us to protect her identity, says she has been living in fear ever since Rios-Navarro's murder. She doesn't know if the shooting was targeted or random.
She says Rios-Navarro lived with her and was practically family.
“Erick had plans to marry my daughter,” she said. "His mother is devastated and so is his dad. It is affecting my daughter a lot because they [were going to spend their lives together].”
Loved ones say Rios-Navarro was playing soccer on June 2. After his game, he and his girlfriend decided to watch the next competitions. We’re told he was a spectator when an argument broke out on the field.
The two teams got into a fight, and that’s when one of the players pulled out a gun and shot Rios-Navarro, according to witnesses.
Then, the shooter reportedly climbed over a fence and ran.
“What I want to know is why he did it,” the family friend said.
We’re told the victim’s family lives in Mexico. Rios-Navarro's mother flew to San Antonio to get her son’s body. She’s heartbroken to be leaving without answers, loved ones say.
“That day there were a lot of people," said the family friend. "I’m pleading with them to please not be afraid to speak. If someone saw something or has a video, please talk.”
Up to $5,000 is being offered for any information leading to an arrest. You can give tips anonymously.
If you have information you are asked to call SAPD's Homicide Unit at (210) 207-7635 and reference SAPD case number SAPD23121477.
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