Woman Fatally Shot While Sitting in Jeep Outside Taco Stand; Shooter Confronted Her Husband

A Texas man has discovered his fate for the years ahead after fatally shooting a woman following an altercation with her husband at a taco stand.

Roland Contreras, aged 35, received a 50-year prison sentence for the murder of 33-year-old Gabrielle Felis Del Angel. Additionally, he was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for attempting to shoot her husband, as stated by the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.

According to a report from regional ABC affiliate KSAT, the jury reached a guilty verdict within approximately 30 minutes.

The events unfolded on the evening of April 6, 2023, when Del Angel and her husband were at a taco truck on the 1800 block of Southwest Military Drive in San Antonio. While the husband waited in line, Del Angel remained inside their Jeep.

In a sudden escalation, Contreras approached the husband, brandishing a firearm and shouting. In response, the husband hurried back to the Jeep, attempting to flee the scene with his wife, as detailed by police reports.

However, Contreras continued to pursue the man, and, “as they attempted to escape, Contreras fired his weapon, striking [Del Angel] in the chest and inflicting a fatal injury,” the DA’s office said.

The husband reportedly drove to a nearby gas station where he called for help. However, Del Angel was later pronounced dead.

Police said Del Angel was not Contreras’ intended target, and that the husband later identified him as their attacker, recognizing him because of an ex-girlfriend, according to KSAT. Video footage recorded by the outlet as law enforcement investigated the crime scene shows a large bullet hole in the side of the Jeep’s driver’s side window.

Authorities tried to arrest Contreras later that night, even sending tear gas into his home. However, when they entered, they could not find him. He wound up being arrested about a month later.

“Today we reaffirm our stand against violence,” Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales said. “Our goal will continue to be seeking justice on behalf of victims and holding offenders accountable for their unlawful actions.”

Del Angel was a special education teacher with three children, according to her obituary. “She was a loving and caring mother who adored her children more than anything in this world. Everything she did was for them,” it states.