SAN ANTONIO – It’s hard for Malerie Chapa not to tear up talking about her son, Mark Valdez.
“It’s been hard,” Chapa said. “It’s hard to remember after four years of not having my son here. It’s hard to remember.”
Valdez was 13 years old when he was shot and killed in his home back in 2021. It happened during a drive-by shooting on New Year’s Day. Four years later, no arrests have been made in connection to his death.
“My family wants justice, and I want justice,” Chapa said. “I know it’s not going to bring my son back, but I have to do something because not only did my son get hurt, but other kids are getting hurt.”
The shooting happened on the South Side. At the time, San Antonio police said a white car drove up and opened fire on the home.
KSAT checked back in with SAPD this week. A spokesperson for the department said the case was forwarded to the District Attorney’s office.
A spokesperson for the DA’s office said the case is currently awaiting indictment, meaning no arrest has been made. But prosecutors told KSAT via email there is a suspect.
It’s this standstill that has Valdez’s family frustrated.
“Those people need to go to jail for doing what they did to my kid,” Chapa said. “He doesn’t get married, have a baby, see what life is, travel, drive his first car and be something great.”
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