"Domestic Problems" Cited

"SAN ANTONIO, TX - A 40-year-old woman was shot to death as she stopped to check on her daughter's Northwest side home Thursday morning.

"Neighbors told police that the woman's ex-husband fired the fatal shots as the woman sat in her parked car.

"The man fled and was pulled over a few miles away at a bank parking lot on Northwest Loop 410. Police Chief William McManus said that as police officers approached the man, he pulled a semi-automatic pistol and shot himself in the head.

"McManus said the case is considered a murder/suicide as the result of domestic problems between the couple. He said that domestic violence cases are on the rise in San Antonio and as a result, his department has taken a proactive approach to the problem.

"`We've doubled the number of people that we have in the department specifically working domestic violence,` McManus said. `I'd like to say that I've seen a dip in the numbers, but I can't say that.`"

From KSAT.com...