Adis Hernandez-Rivas (Bexar County Sheriff’s Office).
A man in Texas who fatally shot a victim over a fight about money before stashing the weapon in a fridge has learned his fate.
Adis Hernandez-Rivas, 24, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of Duniel Valladares Fernandez, the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office announced this week. The defendant’s sentencing came after he accepted a plea agreement and marks the end of an over-three-year-long saga.
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On Feb. 16, 2023, Hernandez-Rivas and his co-defendant — 34-year-old Marco Antonio Moreno Vasquez — showed up at a home on the 7700 block of Winsford Drive in San Antonio. Valladares Fernandez was there, and the two new arrivals apparently wished to confront him.
They had a financial issue with the victim, and Moreno Vasquez gave Hernandez-Rivas a gun “and instructed him to shoot during the confrontation,” police said.
According to an arrest affidavit obtained by the San Antonio Express-News, a home security camera captured Valladares Fernandez walking to the front gate of the property and meeting the two men, whose license plate was also shown. The men could be seen talking and getting more animated — before Hernandez-Rivas reached for something in his pocket, raised his arm, as if he were holding something, and pointed it at Valladares Fernandez, police said.
Hernandez-Rivas’ arm appeared to recoil as if a gun was fired, authorities added. Law enforcement officers and emergency personnel responded to the scene and brought the victim to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Days later, law enforcement officers in Atascosa County spotted the suspects’ vehicle during a traffic stop, and both men were arrested.
When searching Moreno Vasquez’ home, investigators found the murder weapon “concealed inside a refrigerator among food items,” according to the DA’s office.
“Ballistics testing confirmed that the firearm matched the shell casings recovered from the scene of the homicide,” the agency added.
Moreno Vasquez was previously convicted and sentenced to 40 years in prison “for his role in the murder.”
“This case demonstrates that everyone who plays a role in a violent crime will be held accountable,” Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales said. “Today’s sentence brings another measure of justice for Duniel Valladares Fernandez and his loved ones. I want to thank our prosecutors, investigators, victim advocate, and our law enforcement partners for their dedication and commitment to seeing this case through to its conclusion.”
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