An arrest has been made in connection with the shooting death of a San Antonio Independent School District student in April, according to Bexar County records.

Fernando Flores, 18, is charged with capital murder of a person over 10 but under 15 years of age.

San Antonio police officers found Simon Cuevas, 14, with a gunshot wound to his abdomen at the corner of S. Elemendorf and Merida Street on April 16, 2025, according to an arrest affidavit. He was transported to the hospital, where he later died.

Witnesses said several individuals attacked Cuevas, and one of them pulled out a gun and shot the teen, the affidavit said. Surveillance video showed the suspects were following him as he left school.

After beating Cuevas, and one of them shot him, the group fled the area, according to the

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