“Whoever did it knew what they were going to do that day,” said the neighbor, referring to the fact that Rodriguez's sons and her 21-year-old daughter, who was nearby at the front door, were unharmed. Both sons told police they saw the shooter firing at their mom as she lay face up on the ground. The son in the back seat of the truck was reading a book when the gunfire started and looked up to see where it was coming from, police noted. The suspect began shooting at Rodriguez from the edge of her driveway and continued to walk toward her until he was shooting from directly on top of her, police said. “At first I thought it was someone knocking hard at our door,” said a who did not want to be named because of safety concerns. One of the sons said he did not recognize the shooter and didn't think his mom knew him either, police said. Rodriguez's 14- and 16-year-old sons were in her white 2008 Toyota Tundra, about to accompany her to church, when the shooting began. The suspect ran toward a gray four-door sedan with dark tinted windows, a sunroof, and possibly paper plates, according to police. Witnesses to the Sunday morning shooting in the 6400 block of Brownleaf Drive in front of Rodriguez's West Side home, described the attacker as a male 20 to 30 years old, about 5-feet-8 and 160 pounds. Balboa is restricted, under conditions of his bond, from contacting any of the witnesses in his case. Prosecutors declined to divulge what Rodriguez's testimony would have been.Īlthough Rodriguez expressed fear early on about testifying, she didn't as the trial got closer, Spiegel said, adding that witness reservations are not unusual. “It breaks my heart and I feel sorry for her children.” “She was cooperating and always picked up the phone. She was in a different place now than she was 10 years ago, in my opinion,” Spiegel said. “She seemed to me like she had gotten her life together. Police did not release a motive for the 2003 shooting when Balboa was transferred to the Bexar County Jail in 2011 from prison, where he was serving a five-year term for felony driving while intoxicated.Īfter the brief hearing Tuesday, Assistant District Attorney Rita Spiegel described Rodriguez as a kind, brave lady.
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