BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said two people who were shot Tuesday night in a far West Side neighborhood have died.
The suspect, who was arrested in connection with the shooting, faces a capital murder charge and at least five additional felonies.
Salazar identified the suspect as Daniel Antonio Perez, 40.
Perez is facing the following charges, according to court records:
- capital murder of a person between 10-15 years old
- aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury (second-degree felony)
- four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon (second-degree felony)
Records show Perez’s combined bond on all six charges is $2,300,000.
During Wednesday’s news conference, Salazar said Perez will also face a second capital murder charge.
Watch the entire Wednesday morning news conference below.
Deputies responded to the shooting at approximately 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 9800 block of Acadian Drive, which is located near Kriewald Road.
During a Tuesday news conference, Salazar said an 11-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man were backing the family car into their driveway when Perez crossed the street from his home and shot at the vehicle multiple times.
On Wednesday, Salazar said the 11-year-old died Tuesday night. The sheriff also confirmed the death of the 20-year-old moments before the start of Wednesday’s news conference. The two were brothers, according to Salazar.
The brothers’ father confirmed their identities to KSAT as Drayven Quiroz, 20, and Maliki Perales, 11.
After shooting Quiroz and Perales, according to Salazar, investigators learned that Perez “shot at two other siblings of this family that were at or near the front door of the residence.”
“Thankfully, he (Perez) missed them,” Salazar said.
How deputies caught Perez
According to Salazar, Perez ran approximately one-quarter mile away from the victims’ home following the shooting.
Before he was taken into custody, the sheriff said Perez was in the process of giving himself up.
“In the meantime, (Perez) was actually calling 911 and speaking to dispatch personnel (and) letting them know what had happened and that he had shot some folks,” Salazar said.
Some of Perez’s relatives have since told investigators Perez went “through mental health crises before,” Salazar said Wednesday.
“Unbeknownst to them (the victims’ family), they had what I would categorize as a ticking time bomb right across the street from them,” Salazar said. “And really had no warning whatsoever — is my understanding.”
The gun allegedly used in connection with the shooting was found “several houses away from where he (Perez) was discovered,” according to Salazar.
“The only reason we found him is because we were able to utilize his cellphone signal to ping where he was,” Salazar said. “It’s not like he confessed and told us and laid down. Deputies still had to confront him and give him orders at gunpoint to surrender himself.”
Court records show Perez’s next court appearance is tentatively set for Nov. 3.
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