An 18-year-old wanted in the 2025 shooting death of a high school senior was found shot to death in a vehicle on the city’s Far West Side early Saturday, prompting a second homicide investigation that police said remains open with no suspects in custody.
Officials identified the dead man as Deshawn Suggs, who was sought in the Sept. 28, 2025 killing of 17-year-old Alianna Ujueta after a house party in southwest Bexar County. The Bexar County Medical Examiner said Suggs died from a gunshot wound to the head, and his manner of death was ruled a homicide. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said Suggs was no longer wanted following the confirmation of his death. San Antonio police said detectives are examining what led up to the Saturday shooting and whether the barrage of gunfire that struck the vehicle and a nearby home is tied to a dispute, retaliation or another unknown motive.
San Antonio officers were dispatched just after 4 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, to the 10,000 block of Tiger Field near Coral Bay for a reported shooting in progress. Responding units found Suggs unresponsive in a vehicle with an apparent gunshot wound and pronounced him dead at the scene. A preliminary report noted multiple bullet holes in the vehicle and the adjacent residence. “No arrests have been made,” police said, adding that investigators were canvassing the area and reviewing footage from residential cameras to build a timeline. On Sunday evening, the medical examiner’s office released the cause and manner of death and notified detectives, who then coordinated with sheriff’s investigators handling the earlier teen homicide.
Ujueta was shot and killed while leaving a party on Luckey Road in southwest Bexar County on Sept. 28, 2025, according to investigators. Sheriff Javier Salazar previously said evidence had pointed to Suggs as the suspected shooter in that case, and an arrest warrant was later issued. Family members said a lead detective confirmed to them that the man found dead Saturday was the same suspect sought in Ujueta’s killing. Authorities have not publicly detailed what prompted the gunfire at the 2025 party beyond an altercation among attendees. In November, sheriff’s officials identified Suggs as the only suspect and asked for the public’s help locating him. By Monday, the sheriff’s office said the warrant had been cleared due to his death.
Law enforcement on Monday emphasized that the two cases—Ujueta’s homicide and Suggs’ death—are being investigated on separate tracks. Detectives have not said whether anyone else was inside the vehicle with Suggs when shots were fired or whether the gun recovered in the 2025 case has any bearing on Saturday’s scene. Police also did not release information about potential shooters, the number of rounds fired, or the caliber of the weapon or weapons used. The department said those details remain under review, and any residents who heard gunfire or saw vehicles leaving the area are being interviewed by investigators. The address cluster on Tiger Field is part of a residential subdivision where overnight traffic is typically light, according to neighbors who spoke with local media.
The earlier investigation into Ujueta’s death mobilized sheriff’s deputies, crime scene specialists and youth advocates across Bexar County in the fall of 2025. The shooting happened as teenagers were dispersing from the party, according to prior statements, and detectives later said they had identified a suspect and collected physical evidence. The sheriff’s office noted at the time that they believed the suspected shooter fled the area. As the case lingered into late 2025, Ujueta’s family held vigils and worked with investigators while awaiting an arrest. The confirmation of Suggs’ death ends the manhunt but leaves open questions about accountability and whether any additional witnesses or participants might face charges in either case.
For the Saturday killing, San Antonio police said the case will proceed through standard homicide protocols: processing the scene, cataloging shell casings and ballistic evidence, and retrieving any available surveillance recordings from doorbell cameras and nearby intersections. Detectives also plan to examine Suggs’ recent communications and movements to determine who he met with before the shooting. If enough evidence is developed to identify a shooter, the case would be referred to the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office for charges. In the 2025 case, sheriff’s deputies previously said they recovered a weapon believed to be tied to the teen’s death; investigators did not say whether that firearm has any connection to Saturday’s gunfire or whether additional testing is underway.
At the Far West Side scene on Saturday morning, yellow tape blocked a cluster of driveways while crime scene technicians photographed the shot-up vehicle and measured trajectories on the façade of a nearby home. Neighbors described waking to a rapid series of pops and headlights cutting across the cul-de-sac before sirens arrived. Family members of Ujueta, informed by sheriff’s officials that the suspect was dead, said they remain focused on the facts of her case. “We want the truth and a full accounting,” a relative said through local reporters. Police urged patience as evidence is analyzed and emphasized that premature conclusions could hinder the investigation.
As of Monday, Jan. 19, police had not announced any suspects or arrests in Suggs’ killing and had not released a motive. The sheriff’s office said the homicide case involving Ujueta remains active pending a formal case closure review, which could incorporate any new evidence surfaced through the Saturday shooting. The next public update from San Antonio police is expected after detectives complete initial lab submissions and re-interviews, or sooner if a significant lead emerges.
Author note: Last updated January 19, 2026.