San Antonio police are currently searching for two individuals who were caught on surveillance video near the location where the bodies of a pregnant teenager and her boyfriend were discovered earlier in the week. Savannah Soto, 18, and Matthew Guerra, 22, were reported missing over the weekend, and on Tuesday, authorities found two bodies resembling their descriptions inside a car parked near a San Antonio apartment complex. According to police, the bodies had been in the vehicle for "a few days."
The male victim, identified as Guerra by the medical examiner, died from a gunshot wound to the head. The pregnant female victim, who was also fatally shot, has not been officially identified, but San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said Thursday they were confident that the body belongs to Soto. Soto, who was past her delivery date, went missing after missing an essential medical appointment, according to the Leon Valley Police Department.
Police are investigating the killings as a capital murder case, he said.
Police released surveillance footage on Thursday showing two individuals driving separate vehicles and asked for the public's assistance in identifying them. The video depicts a dark-colored pickup truck coming to a halt in a parking lot, and a silver Kia Optima pulling up from the opposite direction to stop beside it. A person then exits the pickup truck, approaches the driver of the Kia, and engages in interaction before returning to the truck, as shown in the video.
Savannah Soto, 18, and Matthew Guerra, 22, were reported missing last Saturday, and two bodies matching their descriptions were found in San Antonio on Tuesday.
The Optima belonged to the victim and was the same car where Soto and Guerra were found. According to McManus, the video was recorded a few days before the bodies were found.
It is challenging to discern the actions of the people in the video. According to McManus, the police suspect that the man in the truck was "attempting to clean the side of the car," but he could not confirm. "We are relying on someone to recognize the individuals captured in this video," the chief stated.