SAN ANTONIO — A suspect has been arrested for the murder of a man who was found dead on the west side early on May 20, according to San Antonio Police.
SAPD said they responded to Eldridge and 37th Street around 4 a.m. where they found the victim, 28-year-old Charles Avery Martinez, dead with severe trauma to the back of his head.
Police have identified the suspect as Mathew Isaac Ortiz, 22. Investigators said Ortiz confessed to "intentionally and knowingly" shooting a gun at the victim, resulting in his death.
"The defendant said he shot the victim because the victim was assaulting an occupant of the vehicle," an arrest affidavit says. "After the defendant shot the victim, the defendant and the occupants of the suspect vehicle fled the scene, leaving the victim lying in the roadway."
Ortiz remains behind bars, with his bond set at $200,000. He has a pre-trial court appearance set for July 26.
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