SAN ANTONIO – A 38-year-old Elmendorf man shot his girlfriend 70 times with a BB gun and beat her with a rubber mallet, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
An arrest report said that the victim, a 35-year-old woman, arrived home Thursday evening when her boyfriend, Derrick Hurni, 38, started beating her with a rubber mallet.
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Hurni then shot his girlfriend with a BB gun more than 70 times, the report said.
The suspect left and went to a friend's house, where he was later arrested, the report said.
The victim went to a neighbor's home for help. She was taken to South Texas Regional Medical Center, where she was treated for wounds to her legs, arms and upper torso, the report said. She also suffered cuts to her head that required stitches. She was released from the hospital.
Hurni was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.