SAN ANTONIO – A suspect in a fatal Northeast Side shooting last summer now faces an upgraded charge of murder, Bexar County booking records show.
Carmelo Converse, 20, has been charged with murder, nearly 10 months after he and two other people were accused of shooting and killing 18-year-old Anthony Simmons Jr.
Converse had previously faced a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, for the shooting in the 5100 block of North Foster Road.
Javion Rangel, 18, and a third suspect, who was 16 years old at the time of the shooting, have already had their original charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon upgraded to murder, records show.
An arrest affidavit stated that investigators reviewed Simmons’ cell phone and found he had communicated with a deleted Instagram account to meet at the location of the shooting.
After Simmons confirmed he was there, video surveillance showed that the vehicle was seen entering the area where the shooting happened, the document stated.
Simmons was parked in a vehicle when the suspects began shooting at him, critically injuring him.
The suspects, seen fleeing the shooting scene in a stolen vehicle, were tracked down at a home in the 500 block of S. Walters St., San Antonio police previously said.
The affidavit stated after the suspects entered the home, they had taken the firearms apart and changed their clothes.
After a police quadrant was set up around the residence, Converse, Rangel and the teen came outside and surrendered, according to SAPD records.
The homeowner told police he recognized Converse, Rangel and the teen since they “had been at his home in the past,” the document stated.
The homeowner identified Converse and Rangel in a photo as the masked individuals who entered his home with firearms, the affidavit stated. He also recognized the third suspect, but did not know his name.
Authorities said they recovered firearms, masks and a DVR, with three of the firearms confirmed as those used in the deadly shooting, the affidavit stated.
Simmons died from his injuries July 5, the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to KSAT on Saturday.
Converse also faces additional felony charges of drug possession and tampering with evidence, according to Bexar County court records.
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