Crime Spree
It’s been over a month since Ralph Torres allegedly went on a 48-hour crime spree in Northwest San Antonio, committing four robberies, carjacking two people, and shooting three people - one fatally. One week earlier, he is also accused of causing an explosion in a Northwest motel. Those crimes have affected dozens of people including Mercedez Montemayo, a 17-year-old senior at Edison High School who had spent all summer last year saving for a Kia Amanti before Torres allegedly took control of the vehicle with her in it. The crime has marred Mercedez's senior year - she no longer has a car, she has trouble sleeping, she's afraid to go out at night, and she may have to spend a portion of her last year in high school as a witness in a capital murder case.