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Suspect accused of killing man on West Side trail is in custody, SAPD says

Jail records show Avory Michael Rowe has been charged with murder in connection with Robert Ibarra’s death

The San Antonio Police Department said Avory Michael Rowe was taken into custody on Friday night. (San Antonio police)

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police said late Friday that a suspect accused of killing a man at a West Side trail is in custody.

SAPD confirmed Avory Michael Rowe’s arrest in a Facebook post on Friday night.

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UPDATE: Avory Rowe is in custody. Thank you San Antonio for your assistance.

Posted by San Antonio Police Department on Friday, December 27, 2024

Rowe, 18, was later booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on Friday.

According to jail records, Rowe has been charged with murder.

In an earlier Facebook post on Friday, SAPD identified Rowe as the suspect in connection with the murder of Robert Ibarra.

Ibarra, 49, died from blunt force injuries and manual strangulation, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.

His body was found Tuesday morning along the Alazan Creek Trail under the San Jacinto Street bridge, near West Martin Street, according to SAPD.

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