SAN ANTONIO – A law enforcement source confirmed to KSAT Investigates that the victim of a deadly North Side stabbing has been identified as Edward “Ron” Acosta, the founder of San Antonio-based Las Palapas restaurants.

KSAT Investigates also obtained an arrest warrant for Acosta’s suspected killer on Tuesday evening. The document identified the suspect as David Ruiz, 39.

According to the affidavit, Ruiz, who lives in Whittier, California, and was driving to San Antonio, contacted Acosta’s son on Monday. The son offered for Ruiz to come and stay with him and his father.

Later Monday, Ruiz called Acosta’s son and told him that he was “two hours away” and elected to stay the night at a different, unspecified location, documents show.

According to the affidavit, Acosta himself called Ruiz on Tuesday morning and asked Ruiz to come stay at his home. Records reference a “family group chat,” indicating Acosta texted the group that Ruiz had officially arrived at his home.

Acosta also told the group chat about his plan for him and Ruiz to meet up with other relatives at a later time, the affidavit states.

After the deadly stabbing, SAPD said Acosta’s son identified Ruiz as the suspect in a single-photo lineup. Acosta’s son also gave officers a description of Ruiz’s vehicle.

Deputies in Kimble County told San Antonio police that they spotted Ruiz in his vehicle “a few hours” after the deadly stabbing. Ruiz has since been detained in Kimble County and formally charged with murder.

During a Tuesday afternoon news conference, SAPD Chief William McManus said a victim, later identified as Acosta, was stabbed to death with a knife by a family member, later identified as Ruiz, in Acosta’s home located in the 19200 block of Reata Trail.

According to SAPD’s dispatch call log, officers responded to an assault in progress call just before 11 a.m. on Tuesday at the same block and street name.

McManus said an argument or altercation between the victim and his family member may have led to the stabbing.

According to McManus, a housekeeper inside the home called SAPD.

An updated SAPD statement sent just after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday said the housekeeper told dispatchers that there was “blood all around” the victim and that she couldn’t control the bleeding.

Investigators said the suspect stabbed the victim multiple times and “bled out while lying in the garage.”

McManus said the suspect fled the home before he was detained in Kimble County during the 11 a.m. hour.

There is no current danger to the public, the chief said.

This is a developing story. Check back for more updates.

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