{"id":509488,"date":"2026-01-11T22:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T22:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/509488\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T22:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T22:53:10","slug":"sapd-crime-stoppers-seek-tips-in-connection-with-2023-murder-of-15-year-old-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/509488\/","title":{"rendered":"SAPD, Crime Stoppers seek tips in connection with 2023 murder of 15-year-old boy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ethan Martinez was shot and killed on Dec. 30, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Ethan Martinez, 15. (SAPD\/Crime Stoppers San Antonio)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 The San Antonio Police Department and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacrimestoppers.com\/index.php\/component\/comprofiler\/userprofile\/3466-cb-2024-03-20-10-12-15?Itemid=220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.sacrimestoppers.com\/index.php\/component\/comprofiler\/userprofile\/3466-cb-2024-03-20-10-12-15?Itemid=220\">Crime Stoppers<\/a> are seeking the public\u2019s help in identifying the person wanted in connection with the 2023 murder of a 15-year-old boy on the Southwest Side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Around 8:58 p.m. on Dec. 30, 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2023\/12\/31\/teen-15-found-shot-at-apartment-complex-on-southwest-side\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2023\/12\/31\/teen-15-found-shot-at-apartment-complex-on-southwest-side\/\">Ethan Martinez<\/a> left his apartment in the 6000 block of Ray Ellison Blvd to meet several people in the parking lot to sell vape cartridges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police said gunfire broke out shortly after, and Martinez was shot and killed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Video shows multiple people at the scene who may be witnesses to the fatal shooting, according to Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Crime Stoppers may pay up to $5,000 for information that leads to felony arrests in the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Tips can be made by calling Crime Stoppers at 210-224-STOP, texting \u201cTip 127 plus your tip\u201d to CRIMES (274637) or using the P3 Tips app. Tipsters can remain anonymous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Tips can also be submitted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacrimestoppers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crime Stoppers website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Read also:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorSonia DeHaro headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/SH0F349GJWO4MF0W93I50FNW7W\/\" title=\"View Sonia DeHaro&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonia DeHaro<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Sonia DeHaro is a content gatherer at KSAT. 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