he reaches for it. >> when pedro gomez reached under there, that's when day say they unloaded on the o of them. >> the guy with the rifle, he just panicked and just started shooting. >> juan and pedro were each shot nine times. the robbers took their wallets and watches and fled, leaving their victims for dead. >> i think the number of shots fired was pretty intensive. normally, you shoot them once or twice or whatever and get out of there. they were shot several times. so it was pretty vicious crime. >> pedro gomez was shot in the head and died instantly. but juan moreno, despite his wounds, managed to crawl to his pickup truck and call for help. eventually, taken to the hospital, juan lost a lung, a kidney and part of his stomach. >> he was near death after the shooting. i think it's almost a miracle that he survived. it's because of his age. he was young and strong. >> juan still struggling to survive told police his attackers had been two hispanic teenagers. that description matched thousands of young men in the area. san antonio police canvassed the south side neighborhood. but i