Fiesta Rally Demands Answers in Local Killing

A Fiesta-themed rally in San Antonio turned a family’s grief into a public demand for answers in the killing of Edward Trejo. (kens5.com) Trejo, 29, was shot and killed around 5:15 a.m. on December 21, 2025, after a confrontation at a house party in the 300 block of Cincinnati Avenue near Fredericksburg Road and Interstate 10, according to police. Police said neighbor Paul Flores, 40, went to the home over a noise complaint, argued with people there, and then fired multiple shots. (ksat.com) Flores was arrested on a murder charge after the shooting, but a Bexar County grand jury returned a no-bill decision in March 2026, and he was released from jail. The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office said the grand jury did not find probable cause to believe an offense occurred and said the case could be refiled if new evidence emerges. (ksat.com) That grand jury decision shifted the case from a homicide prosecution to a fight over what jurors were shown and whether self-defense was applied too broadly. KENS 5 reported that prosecutors told Trejo’s family the shooting was treated as self-defense, a conclusion his relatives and several witnesses dispute. (kens5.com) The rally was scheduled for April 20 at El Camino Food Truck Park & Bar, with organizers planning a petition and a Fiesta theme tied to Trejo’s nickname, “Fatso,” and his love of San Antonio’s signature spring celebration. His mother, Andrea Trejo, said she wanted the event to keep pressure on officials and keep her son’s case in public view. (kens5.com; msn.com) Andrea Trejo has said prosecutors first contacted her only about two weeks before the grand jury presentation, nearly 90 days into the case. She said she was left without regular updates from either prosecutors or investigators during the months after her son’s death. (kens5.com; news4sanantonio.com) Witnesses interviewed by KENS 5 gave an account that differs from the police and prosecution framing. They said Flores was told to leave, refused, called 911 himself, and remained at the scene before the argument turned physical and ended in gunfire. (kens5.com) The district attorney’s office has not publicly laid out the full evidence behind the no-bill decision, but it has said it empathizes with Trejo’s family and could reopen the case if new evidence is discovered. That leaves the family pushing for transparency in a case that began with a neighborhood noise complaint and now sits in legal limbo. (ksat.com; kens5.com)