Photo: Go Fund Me
In a press conference Wednesday, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus offered new details in the death of Neida Tijerina, 29, after a domestic violence dispute Monday night, according to local news outletsKENSandKSAT. Officers had responded to reports of a “suicidal male” who had “threatened to kill his common-law wife” at about 9 p.m. local time Monday.
The domestic violence suspect, 28-year-old Angel Sanchez, had on body armor and was armed with a shotgun, McManus said, and he had a known “history of domestic violence.”
McManus said Sanchez at one point aimed his weapon at officers and “taunted” them. McManus added that law enforcement’s “attempts to negotiate and deescalate were unsuccessful.”
Tijerina did not want to leave the apartment because she had young children whom she did not want to leave behind, he said. According toa GoFundMe page set up in her memory, Tijerina leaves behind four kids, ages 13, 11, 5 and 3 months.
While a medical examiner hasn’t yet conclusively determined that Tijerina died as a “result of officers firing on the suspect, the physical evidence appears to support that conclusion,” explained the police chief. He added that there will be investigations into the officer-involved shooting, and footage of the situation will not be released since it involves domestic violence.
Sanchez has been charged with three counts of aggravated assault on a public servant.
McManus said it was “an extremely tragic event for all involved” and offered condolences to the family of Tijerina.
A spokesperson for the San Antonio Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The GoFundMe page reads, “Words can’t describe the pain our family is going through. We lost our very loved and caring person in a tragic way! It never crossed our mind that we would be going [through] this heart break and needing to ask for financial assistance from our family and friends. Neida was the most humble and caring person!”
source: people.com
