SAPD searching for ‘person of interest’ in death of man found wrapped in blanket

SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) – San Antonio police are looking for a ‘person of interest’ in the death of a 25-year-old man found wrapped in a blanket in the Southeast Side.  Shawn Gaitan was found dead with severe head injuries  during the early-morning hours of  June 27 off of Hildebrandt and Cacias Road.

During the course of the investigation, officers  discovered that 20-year-old Mark Talamantez was in possession of Gaitan’s vehicle, which had been reported stolen.  Talamantez has been named a person of interest, and investigators want to talk to him.   Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact SAPD’s homicide unit at 210-207-7635.