A case of mistaken identity led to a violent assault when a Bexar County man, reportedly under the influence, entered a home with his key only to discover he was in the neighbor's house and subsequently attacked the elderly homeowner, deputies said. According to a report by KSAT, the 79-year-old victim was left with severe injuries including three broken ribs.

Neighbors in the Meadows at Wortham Oaks are reeling from the bizarre security breach; it turns out that the key to one home did indeed fit the lock of another — Patricia Montero, a neighbor feeling a sense of disbelief at the perplexing situation suggested “It’s very strange that someone can enter a house that they have no connection to with the key of their actual home,” a sentiment echoed by many in the community. The suspect, identified as Eric Collazo, is charged with injury to an elderly person after the Bexar County Sheriff's Office verified that Collazo's key worked in the victim's door; their side of the story not yet clear as Collazo and his parents declined to comment on camera.

M/I Homes, the company that built Collazo's house, received queries regarding the issue, yet a response remains outstanding. The incident raises alarming questions regarding security in cookie-cutter housing developments, with Mark Ariaz, another resident admitting it boggles his mind, especially considering the uniformity of houses in the area, suggesting that it’s incredibly unfortunate for the neighbors.

The shocking event has inevitably led residents like Ariaz to reconsider the security provided by their locks expressing a newfound urgency to ensure their homes are safeguarded against such flukes; "Yeah, absolutely now, it makes me want to call my builder and say, “Hey, can we get somebody to come out here and double-check?" he told KSAT in an interview.