SAN ANTONIO — UPDATE:
The San Antonio Police Department has arrested a suspect exactly one month after an apparent drive-by shooting killed a two-year-old girl.
Police identified the suspect as 17-year-old Derrain Turner. As he was being taken to a squad car, he claimed that he didn't do it. Police said he was the one who pulled the trigger, a passenger in a stolen truck that drove by a home full of children on Future Drive on May 8. They are still looking for the driver.
Police made a second arrest of Anthony ArizMendez for an active warrant on June 9. Police say he's responsible for organizing and planning the drive-by shooting that resulted in the death of a 2-year-old girl. Police say he's responsible for paying the shooter arrested in this case.
Police said someone from that home was targeted, but they weren't home.
Original Story:
A 2-year-old girl was shot and killed in an apparent drive-by on the north side Monday afternoon, officials say, and the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) is still searching for the shooter.
SAPD Chief William McManus said the shots-fired call came in around 1:30 p.m. from the 100 block of Future Drive. When officers arrived, he said, they found the toddler dead in a home. She was later identified as Mackenzie Hernandez-Garcia. She was shot in the head and torso.
Five other children between 2 and 6 years old were also inside the house, but they were not hurt. On Monday evening, police shared a photo of a truck they believe was involved in the shooting.
"It was seen fleeing the location after the shooting occurred," police said. "The pickup appears to be a Black Chevy with chrome rims and a temporary license plate."
"This was a pathetic act by someone who really didn't care who was going to be hurt in that house, who could have been hurt in that house," McManus said. "A 2-year-old baby who happened to be standing in front of the door was struck down."
McManus said investigators believe a single incident led to this shooting, adding police have information on a potential as-yet-unidentified suspect. He said police are working to track that individual down.
He clarified that as far as police know, the children in the house were not the intended target.
McManus added it appears a woman in the house was babysitting neighborhood children in the home, but that information could change. He said CPS had been notified about the shooting.
This is a developing story. Check back with KENS5.com for updates.
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