Police say son found parents' bodies in pool of blood at South Side home

A couple was found slain inside their home on Jan. 12, 2017, by their son inside their home in the 200 block of Myrick Boulevard. A couple was found slain inside their home on Jan. 12, 2017, by their son inside their home in the 200 block of Myrick Boulevard. Photo: Google Maps Photo: Google Maps Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Police say son found parents' bodies in pool of blood at South Side home 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — A man found his mother and father shot to death Thursday night inside their South Side home, according to a preliminary police report.

Police were called to the home, in the 200 block of Myrick Boulevard, at about 10:30 p.m., where they found the the bodies of a man and woman with gunshot wounds to the head.

The father, 46-year-old Mario Chavaria Bocanegra, allegedly shot his wife, 44-year-old Graciela Zamora, before turning the gun on himself, according to a preliminary police report and the medical examiner.

A handgun was found next to Chavaria's body, police said.

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Chavaria and Zamora's son, who has not been identified, reportedly went to his parent's home after he was not able to contact them and became concerned. The son found his parents lying in a pool of blood unresponsive in the front dining room, according to a police report.

When he arrived to the home an open door and a trail of blood greeted him, according to a report from KSAT-TV. The blood led to the bodies of his parents.

Police are currently treating the case as a murder-suicide, but the medical examiner has not officially released a cause of death.

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