Police say Instagram messages helped lead investigators to a suspect in a South Side double murder case.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A 21-year-old San Antonio woman has been charged with capital murder after police said she used Instagram to lure two teenagers to a South Side apartment complex before they were shot and killed in 2022.
Angie Morales was taken into custody Monday and charged with capital murder of multiple persons in the deaths of Gregorio Ricardo Cordova-Mejia, 19, and Angel Ray Garcia, 15. The case had remained open for nearly four years after both teens were found dead early July 29, 2022, at the Union Pines Apartments on Pleasanton Road. Police say an arrest affidavit does not accuse Morales of firing the shots, but alleges she was a party to a robbery setup that ended in the killings.
Officers were sent to the apartment complex shortly before 3 a.m. after a 911 caller reported gunfire near Building 28. Police found Cordova-Mejia near a breezeway and Garcia upstairs in the same building area. Investigators recovered 9 mm shell casings at the scene. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office later determined both teens died of multiple gunshot wounds, and their deaths were ruled homicides. According to the arrest affidavit, a detective wrote that a confidential informant came forward with information tying Morales to the case. Police said the informant reported that Morales used an Instagram account to communicate with the teens and bring them to the complex as part of a planned robbery.
The affidavit says investigators reviewed data from Cordova-Mejia’s phone and found messages with an Instagram account connected to Morales in the minutes before the shooting. Police said Morales gave Cordova-Mejia an address and a building number, but not an apartment number. In a final message, the account told him to “wait” and said she was “stepping out,” according to the affidavit. Minutes later, police said gunshots were heard. Witnesses told investigators they saw two men running from the area after the shooting. Police have not publicly confirmed whether other suspects have been charged. An SAPD spokeswoman said the department could not confirm additional suspects, though the affidavit says Morales acted with multiple other people.
Investigators later obtained a search warrant tied to the Instagram account, according to the affidavit. Police said the name and birthday listed on the account matched Morales. A phone number associated with the account also matched information given by the confidential informant, and call records placed that phone in the area of the killings when they occurred. The original detective assigned to the case tried to interview Morales earlier in the investigation, the affidavit says. At that time, Morales denied knowing anything about the shooting deaths of Cordova-Mejia and Garcia. Police now describe Morales as the first arrest in the case.
The killings drew attention on San Antonio’s South Side because of the victims’ ages and the lack of an immediate arrest. The teens were found at an apartment complex near Pleasanton Road, East Gerald Avenue and Harlandale High School. Records cited by investigators show the case turned on a mix of witness statements, phone data, social media records and information from a confidential informant. Police have said the evidence points to a planned robbery that turned deadly, but key questions remain. Authorities have not publicly named all people they believe were involved, and the affidavit does not say who fired the shots that killed the teens.
Court records show a Bexar County judge set Morales’ bond at $250,000. It was not immediately clear when her next court appearance will be held or whether she has entered a plea. The charge of capital murder of multiple persons is among the most serious charges under Texas law. The case now moves from a cold homicide investigation into the court process, where prosecutors will have to present evidence linking Morales to the alleged robbery setup and the deaths. Police said the investigation remains active as detectives continue reviewing the roles of others mentioned in the affidavit.
The arrest brought the case back into public view almost four years after the gunfire at Union Pines Apartments. The affidavit describes a brief digital trail before the shooting, followed by gunfire, fleeing figures and two bodies found in different parts of Building 28. For relatives and friends of the victims, the arrest marks the first public break in a case that had lingered since the summer of 2022. Police have not released a full timeline for possible additional arrests, and investigators have not said whether more evidence from phones, accounts or witnesses is still being processed.
Morales remained charged as of Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Bexar County. The next milestone in the case will be her first listed court setting and any decision by prosecutors on whether additional suspects will face charges.
Author note: Last updated May 27, 2026.