SAN ANTONIO – A suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound as deputies were attempting to arrest him in connection with a child sexual abuse investigation.
That suspect has since been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office as 71-year-old Raymond Delvalle.
He died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. His death has been ruled a suicide.
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Deputies were serving an arrest warrant for the suspect on Wednesday at his home along Gristmill Way in Far West Bexar County.
The suspect, who Sheriff Salazar said was a military veteran and former law enforcement officer in another state, is accused of sexually abusing three young girls under the age of 14.
As deputies were approaching the home, they heard a single gunshot. Despite life-saving measures, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The abuse allegedly began in another state and continued in Bexar County. “Once we got a hold of the case, we began investigating it, and we applied for and were granted a warrant for sexual abuse of a child under 14 years of age, which is a first-degree felony,” Salazar said.
Deputies say the death of the suspect remains under investigation.