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"UPDATE: Teen Remains In Jail After Shooting Father

LAST UPDATE: 6/22/2006 10:14:09 PM
Posted By: Vickie Jean Summers

A San Antonio teenager accused of shooting his father in the head remained in juvenile custody Wednesday.

The 16-year old allegedly shot his father once in the head to protect his mother. Bexar County sheriff's deputies tell us the father was beating and choking his wife, when the teen pulled the trigger.

"We do believe this was a domestic violence situation. Um, we do believe that the son came to the aid of the mom during an altercation with the father," said Lt. Dale Bennett of the Bexar County Sheriff's Department.

The 16-year-old was in front of Judge Carmen Kelsey Wednesday for a detention hearing. The boy's mother, Rosalinda Ponce, told us she's torn between her husband and her son, but says her children come first. She appeared in court next to her son hoping he would be released from detention.

However, fearing he was a threat to himself and others, the judge ordered the teenager back into custody. So far no charges have been filed and investigators say there may not be.

The father, Incarnation Ponce, remained in critical, but stable, condition at University Hospital on Wednesday, with a gunshot wound to the head. His wife claims he's been beating her throughout their 18-year marriage.

"My son was just trying to help me. We were trying to leave. He didn't want to hurt his father. His father needs help. That's all I know," said Rosalinda Ponce.

If the shooting is ruled self-defense, the teen could be released within the next 2 weeks.


Prosecutors say if the father recovers, he'll face assault and drug charges."

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"Man Critically Wounded; Teenage Son Arrested

POSTED: 12:34 pm CDT June 20, 2006
UPDATED: 3:04 pm CDT June 20, 2006

SAN ANTONIO -- A man in his mid-40s was critically wounded inside his northwest Bexar County home late Tuesday morning.

The victim's 16-year-old was arrested, although sheriff's deputies told KSAT 12 News that it appeared the boy acted in self-defense.

Deputies said that someone from inside the home in the 9300 block of Remuda Path called 911, saying that the boy, who is a Taft High School student, had shot his father.

The man, who deputies said had been charged in the past with domestic violence, was found with at least one gunshot wound his head. He was airlifted to University Hospital in critical condition.

Deputies recovered a .380-caliber handgun in the home they said they believe was used in the shooting.

A 5-year-old boy was also in the home at the time but he was not injured.

Neighbors told KSAT 12 News that they were stunned by the shooting because the family appeared to be happy.

"He's quiet," Ronald Smail, a neighbor, said about the teenager. "Remains to himself, usually."

Smail said that he and the teenager were friends in the past but that their friendship had "drifted apart.""