SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE:
The Bexar County Medical Examiner has identified a woman who died after being struck in the head on the Southeast Side.
Nora Ella Torres Martinez, 42, died from blunt force injuries, according to the ME’s office. A manner of death was not provided.
San Antonio police believe Martinez was getting out of her vehicle when a suspect approached her and hit her in the head.
ORIGINAL:
A woman is dead after being hit in the head while getting out of her vehicle, San Antonio police said.
Officers received a disturbance call around 8 p.m. on Friday in the 200 block of Prestwick Boulevard.
Authorities said a 42-year-old woman was getting out of her vehicle when a suspect approached her and hit her in the head.
The woman suffered apparent blunt force trauma to her head, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
As officers gathered information, a neighbor later told them that they heard an altercation near the victim’s vehicle.
When the neighbor heard yelling and looked out their window, police said the neighbor witnessed a vehicle driving away.
After a short time, the neighbor told authorities that the vehicle returned. Fearing for their life, the neighbor said they fired their weapon at the vehicle.
The suspect and vehicle again fled the scene. Authorities said they do not know if the suspect suffered any gunshot wounds from the neighbor’s weapon.
Police said the suspect later abandoned the vehicle at a nearby park and fled on foot.
At this time, SAPD said no charges had been filed against the neighbor who fired their weapon at the suspect.
The victim has yet to be identified and her cause of death has yet to be determined.
This is a developing story. KSAT will update this story as more information becomes available.