A San Antonio woman is in custody after police say she fired multiple rounds and pistol-whipped her girlfriend during a violent argument over money on the city's North Side. Officers responded Tuesday evening to the 300 block of Redcliff Drive for a disturbance involving the two women, who were in a relationship, and the confrontation escalated from a financial dispute into choking, a firearm display and gunfire before the victim managed to escape.
According to KSAT, the argument began when the girlfriend demanded money from the victim. Police said the girlfriend then displayed a handgun, struck the victim with it, and choked her while preventing her from leaving the home. The victim tried to leave once during the altercation but was blocked before she ultimately escaped the residence, the outlet reported.
Police said the girlfriend fired a round during the confrontation, and fired additional rounds as the situation continued to unfold. The victim was not struck by any bullets, per the report. She left the scene before officers arrived and got help from a family member, eventually being located by SAPD officers at another residence.
Officers Set Up Quadrant, Took Suspect Into Custody
Officers set up a quadrant in the area as they worked to locate the girlfriend, the report states. She was ultimately taken into custody without incident, according to police. SAPD said the investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
The woman now faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and assault by strangulation, according to the report. Under Texas Penal Code § 22.02, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon is a second-degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in state prison and a fine of up to $10,000, according to FindLaw. Separately, Texas Penal Code § 22.01(b)(2)(B) elevates assault against a family or dating partner to a third-degree felony carrying 2 to 10 years in prison when it involves intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly impeding normal breathing or blood circulation.
A Familiar Pattern Across Bexar County
The Redcliff Drive case adds to a string of intimate partner violence cases across the San Antonio area this year, including a case Hoodline reported in a man beating his wife holding a baby and another involving a suspect accused of choking a woman and faking a 911 call. Law enforcement agencies across Bexar County received nearly 59,000 domestic violence-related calls in 2024, an average of about seven calls every hour, according to figures compiled by the Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence and reported by the City of San Antonio. The San Antonio Police Department alone responds to more than 40,000 family violence-related calls per year on average, per the San Antonio Report.
Bexar County recorded 32 domestic violence-related homicides in 2024, while local magistrates issued 2,267 emergency protection orders and civil courts received 1,568 protective order applications that same year, according to Texas Public Radio. The Bexar County District Attorney's Office has built out a dedicated Family Violence Division staffed with 57 assistant district attorneys, 15 criminal investigators and 14 victim advocates to handle the caseload, per the county's official website.
Resources for Survivors
Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc. operates a 24/7 crisis hotline in San Antonio at 210-733-8810 and provided emergency shelter lodging to 1,093 individuals in 2024. The Bexar County Family Justice Center also offers centralized legal assistance, counseling and safety planning, serving more than 19,000 non-residential clients with advocacy services last year. At least 21 family violence-related bills introduced during the 2025 Texas legislative sessions failed to pass into law, including proposals meant to strengthen victim protections and offender monitoring, according to KENS 5.
