One man died and multiple people were injured in four separate shooting incidents in San Marcos over the Halloween weekend. Ronnie Hernandez Jr.,19, was killed in the first of two shooting incidents on the San Marcos Square. At one point over the weekend, the San Marcos Police Department had to call for mutual aid from essentially every law enforcement agency in Hays County in order to “effectively manage” the large crime scene.
During a press conference on Monday detailing all four shootings, San Marcos Police Chief Stan Standridge said additional officers will be assigned to the Square on weekend nights when large crowds are anticipated.
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