She Was Held Hostage By Her Husband, Then Shot During A Standoff And Her Death May Have Been Due To Police Fire
San Antonio, Texas. On Monday evening, 29-year-old Neida Tijerina was held hostage in her apartment by her husband, Angel Sanchez.
Also inside of the apartment that night were Angel’s children; 13-year-olds,11-years-old, 5-years-old, and 3-months-old.
Neida’s husband Angel was suicidal and had threatened to kill her. When officers with the San Antonio Police arrived on the scene at around 9 p.m., Angel came outside with a shotgun pointed at the officers. He “taunted” the officers while he stood there in body armor.
Hostage negotiators and a SWAT team were then called in.
Although authorities tried to reason with Angel, “attempts to negotiate and deescalate were unsuccessful” according to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus.
Authorities also attempted to get Neida out of the home, but she absolutely refused to leave her children in there with Angel.
After a standoff, Angel was shot by police, and he is currently in critical condition. Unfortunately, Neida was shot as well, and she passed away in the home.
None of Neida’s children were injured and they are currently safe.
GoFundMe; 29-year-old Neida Tijerina is pictured above
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San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said at a press conference a few days ago that it seems Neida was shot by responding officers.
The investigation is still ongoing at this time, but the evidence does suggest that was how she passed away.
“Words can’t describe the pain our family is going through,” Estefanny Tristan wrote on a GoFundMe page.
“We lost our very loved and caring person in a tragic way! It never crossed our mind that we would be going thru this heartbreak and needing to ask for financial assistance from our family and friends.”
“Neida was the most humble and caring person! If she could help out anyone financially or to just bring a smile to your face she would!”
“Our family thanks you in advance for donations of any kind. We need to raise money for her funeral expenses and anything for her children.”
“She leaves behind 4 children of ages 13,11,5 and 3 months. Children’s clothes, shoes, pampers, etc! This is temporary until we all get settled.”
“Again we thank you for anything you can do for our family in this time of need.”
If you would like to donate to the GoFundMe created for covering the costs of Neida’s funeral and helping her children, you can do that here.
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