{"id":792242,"date":"2026-05-13T00:38:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/792242\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T00:38:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:38:15","slug":"san-antonio-family-shares-heartbreak-after-couple-dies-in-murder-suicide-along-southwest-loop-410","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/792242\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio family shares heartbreak after couple dies in murder-suicide along Southwest Loop 410"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 A son of two parents, who died last week in a murder-suicide<\/a>, said his family remains \u201cheartbroken and in shock\u201d as he spoke to reporters on Tuesday outside a Southwest Side home.<\/p>\n

The Bexar County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office identified the couple as Armando Hernandez and Elia Zereth Hernandez, who were both 46. SAPD initially said both were found with apparent gunshot wounds and pronounced dead in a vehicle on May 6 along Southwest Loop 410 near Valley Hi Drive. <\/p>\n

The son requested that his identity not be shown during the news conference. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still trying to process the devastating loss together,\u201d the son said surrounded by family. \u201cWe hope they will be remembered \u2014 not for the tragedy of how they passed, but for the way they lived: with love for their family, compassion for others and the light they brought into so many peoples\u2019 lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two days after the shootings, the medical examiner\u2019s office ruled Armando Hernandez\u2019s death a suicide and ruled Elia Zereth Hernandez\u2019s death a homicide on Friday.<\/p>\n

Armando Hernandez was a Southwest ISD police corporal, according to the district and online licensing records. He worked for the department for more than 15 years.<\/p>\n

Elia Zereth Hernandez was listed as Armando Hernandez\u2019s wife, according to records obtained by KSAT from the Bexar County Clerk\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is dealing with domestic violence, there is so much help for you. KSAT has a <\/b>list of resources<\/b><\/a> on its <\/b>Domestic Violence webpage<\/b><\/a>, which also explains how to identify different types of abuse.<\/b><\/p>\n

If it\u2019s an emergency, text or call 911. For wrap-around services, including the Battered Women and Children\u2019s Shelter, call <\/b>Family Violence Prevention Services <\/b><\/a>at (210) 733-8810.<\/b><\/p>\n

You can also contact the <\/b>Bexar County Family Justice Center<\/b><\/a>, which also provides wrap-around services at (210) 631-0100.<\/b><\/p>\n

If you or <\/b>someone you know <\/b><\/a>is struggling with mental health or thoughts of suicide, call 988 or text TALK to 741-741.<\/b><\/p>\n

You can also reach out to the <\/b>American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/b><\/a> (AFSP) or the <\/b>National Alliance of Mental Illness<\/b><\/a> (NAMI) at 210-223-7233 (SAFE) or 800-316-9241. You can also text NAMI to 741-741.<\/b><\/p>\n

More recent coverage of this story:<\/b><\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 by KSAT – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A son of two parents, who died last week in a murder-suicide, said his family…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":792243,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,4903,32550,7202,7203,7725,82170,7120,358,3187,8320,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-792242","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-crash","10":"tag-murder-suicide","11":"tag-san-antonio","12":"tag-sanantonio","13":"tag-sapd","14":"tag-southwest-isd","15":"tag-southwest-side","16":"tag-texas","17":"tag-tx","18":"tag-txdot","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-united-states-of-america","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","23":"tag-us","24":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116564479604650253","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=792242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/792243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=792242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=792242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=792242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}