Saturday, September 25, 2010

Atascosa, TX: Atascosa man apparently kills himself after shooting wife

By Guillermo X. Garcia - Express-News
Web Posted: 09/24/2010 12:13 CDT

An Atascosa County man is dead and his wife hospitalized with gunshot wounds after a heated dispute Thursday morning, authorities said.
Evaristo Salinas, 59 apparently killed himself after shooting and wounding his wife, Juanita Salinas, in the bedroom of their home at , close to the Atascosa-Bexar County line, authorities said. The woman was expected to survive.

Details were sketchy, but deputies were told that the couple had a violent argument immediately before Salinas pulled out a handgun and began firing. A neighbor said the couple had moved into the rural home about a year ago.

Late Thursday, officials were attempting to establish a motive.

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