SAN ANTONIO -- Police released information Saturday regarding the slaying of a north side doctor. They said the suspected killer may have been infatuated with the doctor.

Simon Gutierrez reported that police said the relationship was strictly professional, as the doctor was treating the suspect's wife, but they said that the suspect wanted more.

Police said that Timothy McCloskey, 52, wrote Dr. Julie Abbott, 47, inappropriate letters and confronted her outside her office Friday afternoon. They said that Abbott was placing things inside her car when she noticed McCloskey standing in the parking lot.

"We believe she was trying to get back into the building to receive some help, and during that process, she was shot several times by our suspect," San Antonio Police Department's Sgt. Gabe Trevino said.

An officer who arrived to the parking lot shot McCloskey several times after he began advancing on the officer and refused to drop his gun.

"It was cocked and ready to go, so it was ready to be fired at anyone," Trevino said.

Police said they believe McCloskey was pursuing a relationship with Abbott. They said Abbott did not share the feelings with McCloskey.

Police said Abbott was working to resolve the issue with McCloskey and his wife, who was also an employee of Abbott's as well as a patient.

"Her husband was writing letters and sending comments to this doctor, seeking somewhat of a romantic type of relationship," Trevino said. "The doctor was not involved in any kind of relationship with the suspect (and) did not want to be involved. This was something the suspect was seeking from this doctor."

Friends of Abbott said she and her husband had been together for 28 years and described the couple as a "strong, Christian couple" who were very active in their church.

Police said that McCloskey is currently in critical condition at University Hospital. If he recovers, they said he faces charges of capital murder.

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