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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – Police said on Wednesday that a man was shot multiple times and left to die on the playground of Clear Spring Elementary School during an early drug deal that went badly. Officers arrested three men, one still hospitalized, and charged them with murder shortly after the shooting on the North East Independent School District campus.

Jonathan Maciel, 22, Raymundo Ruvalcaba, 17, and Javier Ruvalcaba, 22, each was charged with murder and booked into Bexar County Jail in lieu of posting $100,000 bail. Javier Ruvalcaba was treated for a gunshot wound to the leg at University Hospital before being taken to jail. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene who was in his 20’s. His name wasn’t released, although authorities have established a tentative ID.

Police said the men had arranged to meet at the school so the victim could buy marijuana. According to NEISD Police Chief George Castañeda, they had broken a small lock to get into the playground, which is bordered by a chain-link fence. Reports said that neighbors called 911 about 4:30 a.m. after hearing gunshots at the school in the 4300 block of Clear Spring Drive. According to police Capt. Cris Andersen, one witness saw a man run from the school, get into a gray vehicle and speed away.

After putting out a description of the vehicle, officers stopped it soon after at an apartment complex in the 9500 block of Perrin Beitel Road, detaining four men. Police reported finding marijuana and a blood-spattered assault rifle in the trunk. The driver of the car was released after investigators determined he wasn’t involved in the drug deal. A police report states that Maciel and the younger Ruvalcaba told police that the victim pulled the rifle out before the shooting erupted, and Maciel said he put it in the trunk of the gray car as they fled. A handgun, which was possibly thrown out of the car while the men were driving away, was also recovered.

Meanwhile, investigators were at the school when teachers and staff began arriving. Police closed the street in front of the school and redirected buses and parents to the back while students were kept in Clear Spring’s cafeteria until about 8:30 a.m according to NEISD Police Chief George Castañeda. A district spokeswoman said a letter was to be sent home with students Wednesday to inform parents of the incident. Castañeda said there had been no reports of other drug activity on the school grounds.

Although school was not in session when the shooting took place, it rattled some parents. A 37-year old mother, Martha Ozornia, whose daughter, 11, is a fifth-grader at Clear Spring, was shocked after her husband told her about the police presence after taking their girl to school. Although, she called the front desk to make sure things were under control, she still can’t help but wonder about the safety on that school. On the other hand, the mother of a 7-year-old boy in first grade, Melinda Hansen, said she thinks it was an isolated incident and that the school is still a safe environment. They were glad that it happened early, when the children were not around and that police handled it as best as they could.

Mfrance15 is a writer at NinjaCOPS Superstore, an online store specializing stun guns, Mace pepper spray, and other home safety and security safety products.

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