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SAN ANTONIO — The deaths of a Southwest Independent School District police corporal and his spouse had been dominated a murder-suicide by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office, KSAT reported.
San Antonio police initially responded to experiences of a crash on Southwest Loop 410 on May 6 once they found the 2 deceased contained in the car. Investigators later decided the incident gave the impression to be a murder-suicide.
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The couple was recognized as as 46-year-old Armando Hernandez and 46-year-old Elia Zereth Hernandez, in keeping with the medical expert. Both died from a number of gunshot wounds, officers stated.
The medical expert dominated Armando Hernandez’s dying a suicide and Elia Zereth Hernandez’s dying a murder.
Armando Hernandez served as a corporal with the Southwest ISD Police Department for greater than 15 years, in keeping with district officers and state licensing information.
The investigation stays ongoing.
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