SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio mother is speaking out a week after her 27-year-old son was shot and killed on the city’s east side.

Leonardo “Alex” Casias was fatally shot just before midnight on Oct. 12 during what police say was an argument with a man at a vacant lot near the intersection of Jenull Avenue and Monson Street.

A woman was also injured in the shooting, sustaining a gunshot wound to the hand. She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Casias was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the suspect fled and has not yet been arrested.

On Sunday night, friends and family gathered at the vacant lot to honor Casias’ memory. Balloons, candles and handwritten messages surrounded the area as loved ones shared stories of his life.

“Alex, he was a nice, swee

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