Police: Shotgun blast kills man during shooting lesson

A Kirby man died Friday morning after being hit with a shotgun blast at a mobile home park on the Northeast Side. Kirby Police Chief Kevin Bois said authorities received a call for a shooting around 5 a.m. in the 4800 block of Julie Drive less A Kirby man died Friday morning after being hit with a shotgun blast at a mobile home park on the Northeast Side. Kirby Police Chief Kevin Bois said authorities received a call for a shooting around 5 a.m. in ... more Photo: Mark D. Wilson/San Antonio Express-News Photo: Mark D. Wilson/San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 11 Caption Close Police: Shotgun blast kills man during shooting lesson 1 / 11 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — A Kirby woman was charged with manslaughter Friday after police said she fatally shot her boyfriend as he tried to teach her how to handle a shotgun.

Kirby Police Chief Kevin Bois said the boyfriend, 37, had brought Raquel Ramos, 43, the shotgun that morning so she could defend herself. At some point, not realizing the gun was loaded, Ramos pointed it at the man's chest and pulled the trigger, she told authorities.

“It was not a contact wound, but you couldn't get much closer,” Bois said.

The two were intoxicated when the shooting occurred at Ramos' mobile home in the 4800 block of Julie Drive, Bois said.

The man was rushed to the San Antonio Military Medical Center for treatment but died on the way.

“We don't think she invited him over with the intent to murder him,” Bois said. “But she really should have known better.”

The woman's son was asleep inside the home at the time of the shooting, police said. He said he secured the gun and called police after the shotgun blast woke him up.

The son told police that his mother and her boyfriend had not been arguing and there was nothing to indicate that anything was wrong. He had heard the pair laughing and joking before he went to bed, he said.

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