San Antonio Woman Fatally Shot, Common-Law Husband Charged with Murder

Tragedy struck at an east-side apartment complex early this past Tuesday when Tonya Davis was fatally shot. The Bexar County sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene in the 6000 block of Woodlake Parkway, where they discovered the 32-year-old woman with multiple gunshot wounds to her back. According to KENS 5, Davis was transported to a local hospital in critical condition but later succumbed to her injuries.

Roger Jordan Conaway, 34, identified as Davis' common-law husband, has been arrested and charged with first-degree felony murder in connection to the shooting. In a bizarre turn of events, Conaway walked into a gas station near the apartment complex following the shooting, placed a weapon on the counter, and dialed the police to confess to the act. Store personnel, unnerved by his presence, were advised to avoid eye contact and keep their distance as he made several calls from inside the store. A two-year-old child was also found in the apartment, unharmed during the incident, officials said.

The victim's adoptive mother, Marjorie Davis, has been vocal about her loss. "Even though he killed her…he could not dim her light," Marjorie told KENS 5 in an interview. The inconsolable mother highlighted the connection Tonya had with her children and could not comprehend the reason why Conaway would commit such an act. She is currently caring for the two-year-old found at the scene and mentioned Tonya Davis left behind two more children who are older.

Authorities are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting as the local community grapples with the reverberations of this domestic tragedy. The full implications of the incident have yet to unfold, but for Marjorie Davis and her family, the loss of Tonya's presence, described as the light in everyone's lives. "No matter what you do…you didn’t dim her light," Marjorie reiterated.