Martha Gonzalez May, 43, had just unpacked her boxes in a brand-new home on San Antonio’s far West Side. She and her partner moved into the Veranda neighborhood only ten days ago, settling into the 14000 block of Confluence Creek near Talley Road and Wiseman Boulevard. What was supposed to be a fresh start in a quiet subdivision took a dark turn on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
By Sunday night, local deputies were standing in the quiet driveway after receiving an emergency call. A roommate living in the home returned around 7:30 p.m. and stumbled upon a grim scene. Both Martha and 36-year-old Rene May were lying motionless inside the house, each suffering from gunshot wounds.
Investigators from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office quickly secured the house to figure out what happened behind closed doors. The roommate told officers that Martha and Rene had been locked in a heated argument earlier that morning. The roommate walked out of the house before 6:00 a.m. to leave the couple alone.
When the roommate returned hours later, the house was completely silent. The discovery of both bodies shattered the calm of the suburban street. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar noted that deputies immediately treated the location as a domestic violence crime scene, looking at the possibility of a murder-suicide.
Official answers came when the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office completed its preliminary review of the scene and bodies. The medical examiner officially ruled Martha May’s death a homicide caused by gunshot wounds. In contrast, Rene May’s death was ruled a suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Neighbors in the newly built subdivision were left trying to process how such violence spilled into their development so quickly. Deputies noted that Martha and Rene lived together as husband and wife, though investigators are still reviewing records to confirm if they were legally married. The quiet morning argument turned out to be the final moment anyone heard from either of them.
Detectives continue to piece together the hours between 6:00 a.m. and the 7:30 p.m. discovery to understand what drove the argument to a fatal end. No additional details have been released about the weapon or what triggered the dispute, but the loss of Martha May stands as another tragic reminder of how quickly domestic conflict can turn deadly.
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