Jose Rivera, 22, a Hispanic/Latino man, was shot to death late on August 10, 2025, during a domestic disturbance at a west-side San Antonio apartment. Police identified Jose Rivera as the eldest son of the alleged gunman. Officers found him dead at the scene; two women were also shot in the head during the same incident, including 28-year-old Anabelly Licett Vasquez, who died from her injuries days later.
The initial account from authorities described a chaotic and intimate crime: the suspect fired on family members inside the residence just before midnight, then fled.
Detectives named 44-year-old Wilfredo Lopez as the suspect and Jose Rivera’s father. Lopez was arrested on August 11, 2025, and first booked into the Bexar County jail on charges of murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. After Vasquez’s death, prosecutors upgraded the case to capital murder of multiple persons. Authorities said Lopez fled the apartment with three children—leaving another child behind—but the children were located unharmed when Lopez was stopped in traffic. An immigration detainer was later lodged against him; federal authorities identified him as a Honduran national also known as Jose Fredi Rivera-Mejia. As of mid-August 2025, Lopez remained in custody on the upgraded capital murder charge while investigators continued to examine the circumstances and motive.
Public memorial listings recorded the death of Jose Rivera, 22, on August 10, 2025, in San Antonio, matching the timeline described by local news and official updates. Community records and crime tracking pages likewise list the case as a homicide, reflecting the grieving that followed and the formal proceedings moving forward in Bexar County.
