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Sean Joseph Avary

Case from San Antonio, TX dated Feb 24, 2025

Victim Details

Sean Joseph Avary

Male

San Antonio

TX

2025-02-24

49

Sean

Joseph Avary

07/12/2026

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On February 24, 2025, 49-year-old Sean Joseph Avary was fatally shot in far west Bexar County, Texas. Deputies from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance call at a residence on Picardy Wheel around 6:41 p.m. Upon arrival, they encountered the suspect, 62-year-old Brian Ray Leigh, who admitted to shooting Avary during an altercation. Avary sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at 7:27 p.m.

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  • KSAT: Suspect charged with murder after shooting, killing man in far west Bexar County, BCSO says
  • https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/san-antonio-area-man-kills-relative-20187486.php
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