Jennifer McClendon, 44, a Black/African American woman, was shot during a family gathering on the Northeast Side of San Antonio late on Saturday, July 5, 2025. She was identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner after being rushed from the scene to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Memorial pages and local reporting mark the date and place of her killing, noting the suddenness with which a night among relatives turned into a homicide investigation.
Police were called just before midnight to the 6000 block of Clematis Trail, near Eisenhauer Road and Woodlake Parkway. According to preliminary information, the gunfire erupted amid the gathering, and multiple people witnessed the moment that left Jennifer McClendon, 44, fatally wounded. The medical examiner ruled her death a homicide caused by a gunshot wound to the chest, a detail authorities released alongside her identification.
Investigators said the shooter fled the area in an orange Dodge Challenger, speeding away from the neighborhood as family members and neighbors reeled. Detectives interviewed witnesses through the night and into the following days, but early reports gave no description or name for the suspect, and authorities publicly stated they were still searching for the person responsible. Separate coverage of the holiday weekend’s violence echoed that there were no arrests and no suspect identified in the case at that time.
In the weeks that followed, tributes for Jennifer McClendon, 44, appeared online, reflecting a community trying to process the loss while police continued to gather leads. Candles were lit in her memory as friends and strangers marked the date and city of her death, even as official updates on arrests or charges remained absent from public reports.
