Report reveals new details in Anaqua Springs triple shooting of mom, 2 young girls

Nichol Olsen, 37, was found with her daughters, 16-year-old Alexa Montez and 10-year-old London Bribiescas, inside this home in the 11300 block of Anaqua Springs on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. Nichol Olsen, 37, was found with her daughters, 16-year-old Alexa Montez and 10-year-old London Bribiescas, inside this home in the 11300 block of Anaqua Springs on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019. Photo: Google Maps Photo: Google Maps Image 1 of / 18 Caption Close Report reveals new details in Anaqua Springs triple shooting of mom, 2 young girls 1 / 18 Back to Gallery

A graphic incident report released Friday by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office is shedding new light on what happened when deputies found a mom and her two young daughters dead in an upscale San Antonio-area home.

According to the report, deputies responded to the luxury home in the 11300 block of Anaqua Springs at about 9 a.m. on Jan. 10 and found Charles Wheeler, the owner of the house, crying on the ground in the front yard, though the report notes deputies did not notice any tears on his face.

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Inside, deputies found Wheeler's girlfriend, 37-year-old Nichol Olsen, and her two young daughters, 16-year-old Alexa Montez and 10-year-old London Bribiescas. All three were found shot to death on the second floor of the home, according to the report, and all three were "cold and rigid to the touch."

The names of Olsen's daughters are redacted in the report, so it remains unclear exactly where each was found. Deputies found "a large amount of smeared blood on the floor and some on the walls," according to the report, as well as a "small pool of blood" in a bathroom doorway.

Authorities pronounced the three victims dead at the scene. The medical examiner's office later determined Montez and Bribiescas died by homicide and that Olsen had killed herself.

The deputy who authored the report, identified only as Dep. G. Colunga, said he left the home and found Wheeler hugging someone outside. Wheeler was then placed in the back of a squad car, and investigators seized his wallet and phone.

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While sitting in the car, Wheeler told deputies that he and Olsen had gotten into an argument the prior evening, causing him to leave and sleep elsewhere. He told investigators he repeatedly tried to contact Olsen throughout the night but was unable to, according to the report. He said he returned home the following morning and discovered the three bodies.

According to the report, deputies then took Wheeler in for an interview. Sheriff Javier Salazar later named him a "person of interest" in the case, but emphasized he is not a suspect at this time.

Wheeler is represented by three defense attorneys: Therese Huntzinger, Patrick Hancock and Mark Stevens. They have maintained their client's innocence and condemned any accusations against him.

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"What we would ask is that people not jump to conclusions, that they not demonize this young man who does not deserve it, that they let the professionals do their jobs and complete this investigation," Stevens told the Express-News. "And respect the privacy of presumptively innocent people and of Charlie Wheeler, who did not commit a crime here."

Salazar has said he wouldn't allow investigators to be "completely swayed" by the medical examiner's findings, though he has no evidence to contradict their determinations. The FBI is currently assisting the sheriff's office in the investigation, but the Bexar County Sheriff's Office remains the lead agency.

READ MORE: Incident report released by BCSO Feb. 1, 2019

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Caleb Downs covers crime in San Antonio and Bexar County. Read him on our breaking news site, mySA.com, and on our subscriber site, ExpressNews.com |

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