SAPD: Female dead, suspect injured after attempted murder-suicide south of downtown

SAN ANTONIO – A female is dead and a suspect is injured after an attempted murder-suicide south of downtown, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

Around 1:40 p.m. Monday, officers responded to a reported attempted suicide at the Best Western Alamo Suites in the 1000 block of S. Laredo St. Police said a family member of the suspect had called 911.

When officers arrived, the family member was already inside the room with the suspect. Officers entered to check on the suspect and found a deceased female in the room.

The female’s age and identity have not yet been released.

The suspect, a 50-year-old man, appeared to have a self-inflicted wound to his arm, police said. He was detained and taken to a hospital.

Additional information was not immediately available. The investigation is ongoing.

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