San Antonio man gets 35 years for fatal Northwest Side front-yard shooting

SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio man was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Tuesday in connection with a fatal shooting in a Northwest Side neighborhood.

The Bexar County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that Jesus Monsivais Jr. pleaded guilty to the murder of Oscar Castillo Jr.

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Prosecutors said in December 2020, Monsivais, who was 18-years-old at the time, and several others were driving through the neighborhood intending to burglarize vehicles.

Castillo questioned the group about why they were in the area as they passed by his home. That’s when prosecutors said Monsivais got out of the vehicle and fatally shot him in his own front yard.