SAPD identifies 2 men killed after police chase ends in shooting at Alamo Ranch gated community

The San Antonio Police Department has identified two suspects fatally shot by an officer in connection with a chase early Friday.

On Monday, police identified the dead as Charles Michael Curtis Jeff, 36, and Mario Braedon Reyes III, 21.

At the scene, SAPD arrested Destiny Nicole De La Rosa, 20, a preliminary report states. De La Rosa was not injured during the shooting and was booked on felony warrants that police said are unrelated to the chase.

According to SAPD, officers with the Street Crimes Unit were conducting surveillance in the area at a gated community in the Alamo Ranch subdivision as part of robbery investigations. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. Nov. 6, police tried to stop a vehicle, but the vehicle fled.

Officers requested assistance from the department’s helicopter, which followed the vehicle to a gated community near Ginger Rise and Wild Pine.

Police said the vehicle was found with three occupants. Curtis got out and was trying to open the entrance gate when officers confronted him.

SAPD said Curtis reached for a gun, and an officer fired, striking him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said Reyes stayed in the vehicle and appeared to have shot himself. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died.

The officer who fired was identified as M. Aranda, who has five years with the department and was placed on administrative duty until further notice, according to police.