Eight years ago on the West Side, Oscar Alan Thompson II was behind the wheel, driving a friend home, when gunfire tore through the night and ended his life. The 25-year-old was shot once as he drove through the 300 block of Stonegate Drive in San Antonio at around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 9, 2018, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a utility pole. He died a week later, and the person responsible has never been identified.
According to WOAI, Thompson was struck by gunfire from an unknown shooter who fired several rounds at his car before he lost control. He was rushed to University Hospital, where he ultimately died from his injuries on Nov. 16, 2018, according to Express-News. Police have said they are seeking information that could identify and locate the suspect who killed him, per the same account.
A Reward That Has Grown Over the Years
Crime Stoppers has offered a reward for information leading to an arrest in the case, with the amount reportedly climbing over time. In 2021, a $100,000 reward was set to run through Nov. 15 of that year, Express-News reported at the time. More recently, Express-News reported a guaranteed $100,000 reward was good through Sept. 17, 2026, though the two accounts list different expiration dates, and it is not clear from available reporting whether a reward remains active today.
Thompson's mother has spoken about how that reward money came together. In a 2025 interview, she said, “$5,000 comes from Crime Stoppers. And we saved up and did $50,000 at first, and then we came back and did the $100,000,” the same report notes. At that time, she also said authorities had not provided any updates on the case.
Conflicting Accounts of What Happened That Night
Exactly how the confrontation began has been described differently across the years. A 2018 report said the shooting followed an argument at Sugar's Adult Entertainment Club on Loop 410 and Vance Jackson, with the victim followed to Stonegate Drive. Later accounts, including the original seed reporting, describe Thompson as simply driving a friend home when he was shot. The available reporting does not reconcile these two versions of events.
What is consistent across the reporting is the location and the violence of that early morning: multiple shots fired into a moving vehicle on a residential West Side street, a crash into a utility pole, and a young man who clung to life for a week before dying at University Hospital.
How to Submit a Tip
Anyone with information is urged to come forward. People with information can call 210-224-7867, and Express-News reported that tipsters may also text a tip to CRIMES (274637) or use the organization's app. Investigators continue to ask the public for help identifying or locating whoever is responsible for Thompson's death, now eight years unsolved.
