SAPD identifies the three teens arrested in connection with fatal shooting at Far West Side pharmacy

San Antonio police have arrested three teenagers in connection with the shooting death of a 20-year-old man in the parking lot of a West Side drug store on Tuesday.

Trevon Chaney, 18; Aviar Smith, 18; and Roger Koontz, 19, were charged Thursday with capital murder in the death of Miguel Carvajal.

On Tuesday, San Antonio police were called to the CVS at 9838 Potranco Road after shots were heard in the parking lot just before 7 p.m. When officers arrived, they found Carvajal unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a dark grey Chevrolet sedan.

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According to an arrest affidavit, Chaney and a second male got into the back seat of the sedan to purchase drugs but instead pulled out handguns and demanded the drugs and property from Carvajal and a second occupant of the car. It is unclear whether the second suspect in the vehicle was Smith or Koontz.

Carvajal reached for his own gun and managed to fire off one shot before he was shot, the affidavit said. The second occupant of the vehicle managed to get out of the car and flee while the suspects started shooting at him.

Later that night, one of the suspects was dropped off at a local hospital, where he was arrested by police.

Police were also able to find a third suspect, who they said drove the getaway vehicle. The driver said the wounded suspect and a man named “Tre” — later identified as Chaney — got into the victim’s vehicle shortly before shots were fired, according to the affidavit.

At the time of the shooting, Chaney was wearing an ankle monitor and police were able to track his location at the crime scene as well as at the hospital, where the injured suspect was dropped off.

The affidavit did not say which suspect authorities believe fired the gun that killed Carvajal.

Chaney’s bail was set at $500,000, Smith’s at $350,000 and Koontz’s is $250,000.

Taylor Pettaway is a breaking news and general assignment reporter for MySA.com | [email protected] | @TaylorPettaway

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