SAN ANTONIO – A woman was killed Saturday evening after a man stabbed her, then turned the knife on himself at a West Side extended stay hotel, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
Witnesses told police a 36-year-old man stabbed a 62-year-old woman with a kitchen knife just after 9 p.m. in the 7400 block of Culebra Road.
An SAPD preliminary report states officers were told the man was seen actively stabbing the woman before turning it on himself.
The stabbing reportedly occurred after an argument, witnesses told police, in a room where the two appeared to be staying.
The woman was pronounced dead on the scene, while the man was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Police were unable to confirm the identities of the victim and suspect or the relationship between the two people.
The report states it is unknown what led up to the stabbing.
Christian Riley joined KSAT 12 in June 2025. He returned to the Lone Star State after serving as the senior digital producer at the NBC affiliate in mid-Missouri and earned two Missouri Broadcasters Association awards.