Wealthy Texas lawyer, 61, is shot dead 'by his wife, 52, who then killed herself' at their stunning $1.6M mansion

A wealthy Texas lawyer's wife killed her husband then herself at their stunning mansion, police say.  

Jerry Hernandez, 61, and his wife Sonia, 52, were both found dead at the $1.6 million property in the Shavano Park on Wednesday morning. 

Police say they had been called to the address just before 8am after receiving reports of gunshots at the four bed, five bath home which has beautifully-manicured grounds.  

The Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Jerry's death as a homicide and his wife's a suicide.

It remains unclear what triggered the horrific bloodbath, or how the killings were carried out. 

Police say they had been called to the address just before 8am to reports of gunshots at their $1.6 million home

The couple were found dead inside the home, with the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office ruling Jerry's death as a homicide and his wife's a suicide. Jerry is pictured here

Pictured: The house Hernandez had bene living in at the time of his murder

Shavano Park is a leafy suburb in the northern section of San Antonio.

No further details surrounding their deaths have yet been released by authorities. 

According to an online profile for Hernandez, he has worked as a lawyer for over thirty years having worked in personal injury. 

He earned his bachelor's degree in 1985 from the University of Texas in Austin, and then earned his law degree from California Western School of Law in 1988. 

In 2017 he was named a top personal injury lawyer by S.A. Scene Magazine, and is often asked to speak to lawyer groups about trial tactics. 

Online records show that Sonia owned a beauty boutique. The couple are parents to one daughter, 25 year-old Bianca Rose.