SAN ANTONIO — A 20-year-old man and a 14-year-old teenager were killed Thursday night in what county authorities said was a drug deal meetup that ended in gunfire.
The shooting occurred on the 7300 block of Rubens Drive at around 9 p.m. Sheriff Javier Salazar said the incident was "probably a planned ambush."
The older victim was identified by Salazar as Robert Smith. The teen was identified as Bobby Lee Carter, Jr. The sheriff added that there are plans for increased patrols by Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputies – and potentially other law enforcement agencies as well – on the northeast side as a result of what he called “an uptick in violent crime” in the area.
“Residents will see more activity in the area—more marked units, more patrols, more covert patrols as well,” Salazar said on December 18.
“(The) mere fact that a 14-year-old was present during a drug deal…makes it more tragic,” he said. “Very easily we could have been talking about four or five homicide victims as opposed to two.”
On Christmas, BCSO shared that they had obtained arrest warrants for Jaylen Dears, 17, and James Alexander Miller, 18 for Capital Murder on December 23.
Dears was taken into custody without incident, however, Miller remains at large. The picture of Miller below was provided by BCSO.
Anyone with any information on Miller's whereabouts is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 210-224-STOP or email BCSOTIPS@bexar.org.