A prominent Texas attorney was shot dead by his wife in their sprawling $1.6 million mansion in an apparent murder-suicide, according to officials. Jerry Hernandez, 61, and his wife Sonia Hernandez, 52, were found dead in their luxury Shavano Park home — about 13 miles outside downtown San Antonio — Wednesday morning, city officials told News 4 San Antonio .
Authorities said that the incident happened just before 8 a.m. — only moments before they arrived in response to receiving reports of gunshots at the residence.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Jerry Hernandez as a homicide and Sonia Hernandez’s death as a suicide, the outlet reported. Authorities have yet to release any further details surrounding the couple’s death but shared they are not looking for anyone else involved in the incident. The four-bedroom, five-bath, 4,834 sq.
ft home was purchased in 2020, according to the home listing . Jerry Hernandez worked as a personal injury lawyer throughout his 32-year career, according to his law firm, JVH Law . The San Antonio native was a University of Texas in Austin graduate and received his law degree from California Western School of Law in 1988.
In 2017, Hernandez was named a top personal injury lawyer by S.A. Scene Magazine, according to the firm.
In his free time, he was said to be a devoted San Antonio Spurs fan and once led an AAU girls’ basketball team to a championship as a coach. His wife, Sonia Hernandez, owned a beauty boutique, acc.