Savanah Soto

OVERVIEW & LEGAL HISTORY SUMMARY

Savanah Nicole Soto (2005 – December 21, 2023) was an 18-year-old resident of Leon Valley, Bexar County, Texas. At the time of her death, she was full-term pregnant with her first child, a son named Fabian, whom she was scheduled to deliver via medical induction on December 22, 2023.\n\nOn the night of December 21, 2023, Soto accompanied her boyfriend, Matthew Guerra, to a meeting in northwest San Antonio. During an attempted robbery by Christopher Ray Preciado, Soto was fatally shot at close range in the head inside Guerra's Kia Optima. Her death caused the immediate loss of her unborn child. Preciado abandoned the vehicle containing her body at an apartment complex on Danny Kaye Drive.\n\nSoto's failure to attend her hospital induction appointment alerted her family, prompting a missing persons investigation and a statewide CLEAR Alert. Her body was recovered on December 26, 2023. Her murder led to three capital murder charges against Preciado under the Texas Prenatal Protection Act, culminating in his conviction and life sentence on March 26, 2026. Her family subsequently established memorial honors and initiated civil wrongful death litigation.