A tragic domestic dispute turned deadly in a Stone Oak neighborhood on Friday, leaving a woman dead and two children unharmed. The shooting happened around noon in the 100 block of Red Hawk Ridge, near Hardy Oak Boulevard.

Investigation Underway

The San Antonio Police Department says police officers entered the home after 3 p.m. and found the suspect dead. According to SAPD Chief William McManus, the man had a pistol and turned the gun on himself. The man shot his way through the glass doors and made his way inside the home, McManus added. SAPD believes the man did not live at the residence. McManus also said the woman killed was the man’s “estranged wife.”

There were two children in the home during the shooting, ages 8 and 12. As of Friday night, the children are safe and unharmed. It’s unclear whether the man is their father. While officers were responding to the call, McManus said the man shot a police officer in the lower abdomen during the barricade. The officer underwent surgery on Friday afternoon and is expected to be OK.

Neighbors were shocked to hear the news, with one resident, Erica Kennedy-Garcia, saying she was “heartbroken” and that the home is supposed to be a safe space. Garcia added that she has passed the couple’s home many times but never knew the trouble that was happening inside.

Original reporting: San Antonio, TX News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.