{"id":38600,"date":"2026-08-11T13:31:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38600"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:31:55","slug":"texas-brothers-gunned-down-while-backing-car-into-driveway-allegedly-by-ticking-timebomb-neighbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38600","title":{"rendered":"Texas brothers gunned down while backing car into driveway, allegedly by &#8216;ticking timebomb&#8217; neighbor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2Fnewspress-collage-35t33oque-1786431406186.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261786417064\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Two Texas brothers died within 12 hours of each other after being gunned down while backing up their car, allegedly by their neighbor \u2013 who has been described as a \u201cticking timebomb\u201d by cops.<\/p>\n<p>Dravyn Quiroz, 20, and his 11-year-old brother Maliki Perales died last Tuesday after being caught up in the seemingly random attack in a neighborhood of San Antonio, Texas, NBC affiliate <a href=\"https:\/\/news4sanantonio.com\/news\/local\/my-boys-were-strong-father-remembers-sons-killed-in-neighborhood-shooting?fbclid=IwY2xjawTnn3NwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAGJyaWQRMUlJdGp0MTNzTzFyMlNtanFzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEevbht5VB66Aa0PvwZwKW7fv0uX7k6pNYOCoY0UjXxttKj1-E2tj8YALKows4_aem_G-jk4-Rq14My99vDTM5F4Q\">WOAI reported.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Antonio Perez, 40, allegedly started firing at the brothers after one of them spotted a man staring. This was despite the fact there had been no previous history of any disputes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Maliki Perales, 11, died after being shot in his San Antonio neighborhood last Tuesday.  <span class=\"credit\">WOAI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Quiroz was backing up a car in their driveway and his younger brother went outside before they were shot at.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hear pops, my wife starts screaming,\u201d the brothers\u2019 dad Andrew Perales told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2026\/08\/05\/father-tearfully-remembers-his-two-sons-after-they-were-shot-killed-outside-west-bexar-county-home\/\">KSAT.<\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI got my gun, came down.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Perales said he tripped over one of his sons on the ground as the chaos unfolded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guy was across the street reloading, starting to shoot again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The younger Perales, who was set to start middle school, died just before 8:50 p.m., one hour and 20 minutes after shots were fired.<\/p>\n<p>The student was carried to a Dollar General store by his dad around a quarter of a mile away before being rushed to a hospital. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dravyn Quiroz, who was also killed, holding up his high school diploma.  <span class=\"credit\">GoFundMe<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Perales\u2019 older brother Quiroz died around 12 hours later. <\/p>\n<p>Alleged gunman Perez tried to flee the scene after the shooting but was arrested around 10 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>He has since been charged with capital murder, meaning he could face the death penalty if convicted in accordance with Texas law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an extremely unfortunate situation for the family that just simply fell victim to this guy,\u201d Javier Salazar, the Bexar County Sheriff, said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Daniel Antonio Perez has been charged with capital murder.  <span class=\"credit\">Bexar County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cUnbeknownst to them, they had what I would believe and categorize as a ticking time bomb right across the street from them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor whatever reason, he came across the street and began firing upon two young men that were in front of their family residence across the street. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo reason to believe that at this point, no apparent provocation of any sort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perez\u2019s family told investigators he had experienced mental health episodes in the past but never reported them to the authorities, according to the cop.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect suffered from depression and was \u201cseeing things that were not there,\u201d Salazar said.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators found his gun from a nearby drainage culvert, the cop revealed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH: Suspect arrested in double murder of brothers on West Side\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nRv6zT__3UU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Salazar also revealed that Perez \u201cshot at two other siblings of this family that were at or near the front door of the residence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThankfully, [he] missed,\u201d the cop said.<\/p>\n<p>Perales has since paid tribute to his sons, describing them as \u201cfighters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI raised them right. They had good morals. They had good values,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Quiroz was killed just months on from undergoing surgeries for pancreatitis and diabetic ketoacidosis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore the DKA \u2026 he was just a normal kid trying to get his life together,\u201d Perales said, speaking of his late son.<\/p>\n<p>Perez was also charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon \u2013 on top of the capital murder charges.<\/p>\n<p>He is set to appear in court in November.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile hundreds of mourners attended a vigil Saturday in memory of the brothers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Texas brothers died within 12 hours of each other after being gunned down while backing up their car, allegedly by their neighbor \u2013 who has been described as a \u201cticking timebomb\u201d by cops. 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