Weekend Aug 25, 2024
SA Murder Suicide i $1.3 M Shavano Park H ome
A 61-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman found dead in their $1.3 million Shavano Park home died of a "murder-suicide," according to Shavano Park police.
Jerry Hernandez, 61, died of multiple gunshot wounds. His death was ruled a homicide, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office.
Sonia Patricia Hernandez, 52, died of a single gunshot wound. Her death was ruled a suicide, the medical examiner's office said.
Hernandez was a prominent area attorney who has had a license to practice in Texas since 1989, according to the state bar website.
According to a Shavano Park police report, officers were called to the couple's home in the 100 block of Cinnamon Oak about 7:20 a.m. Wednesday. A woman in the home called them, reporting several "pops" that sounded like gunshots.
Officers found Jerry and Sonia Hernandez dead inside their master bedroom from gunshot wounds. Jerry Hernandez was found with three gunshot wounds. His wife was found with a single gunshot wound.
Jerry Hernandez was a native San Antonian who was born and raised on the South Side. He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1985 from the University of Texas at Austin and earned his law degree at California Western School of Law in 1988, according to his online biography at JVH Law.
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