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Matthew Ernest Hughes

Case from San-antonio, TX dated Jul 03, 2014

Victim Details

Matthew Ernest Hughes

Male

San-antonio

TX

2014-07-03

56

Matthew

Ernest Hughes

07/28/2026

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Matthew Ernest Hughes, a 56-year-old male from San Antonio, TX, tragically died on July 3, 2014. The cause of death was a gunshot wound inflicted by his son, Matthew Thomas Hughes, who was 25 years old at the time. The incident occurred at their shared home on the Northwest Side of San Antonio.

Matthew Thomas Hughes claimed that he shot his father in self-defense after a physical altercation. According to police reports, the younger Hughes called the police from their home, reporting tha ...
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  • mySA: Police: Man killed father on Northwest Side
  • San Antonio Express-News: Man questioned in fatal shooting on Northwest Side
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