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SAN ANTONIO — The deaths of a Southwest Independent School District police corporal and his wife were ruled a murder-suicide by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office, KSAT reported.
San Antonio police initially responded to reports of a crash on Southwest Loop 410 on May 6 when they discovered the two deceased inside the vehicle. Investigators later determined the incident appeared to be a murder-suicide.
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The couple was identified as as 46-year-old Armando Hernandez and 46-year-old Elia Zereth Hernandez, according to the medical examiner. Both died from multiple gunshot wounds, officials said.
The medical examiner ruled Armando Hernandez’s death a suicide and Elia Zereth Hernandez’s death a homicide.
Armando Hernandez served as a corporal with the Southwest ISD Police Department for more than 15 years, according to district officials and state licensing records.
The investigation remains ongoing.
