SCHERTZ, Texas — A 7-year-old boy was killed when Texas sheriff's deputies opened fire on a woman at a San Antonio-area mobile home park following a nearly two-hour manhunt.

The San Antonio Express-News reports that the woman was also killed by the gunfire Thursday in Schertz. Authorities say the woman was a wanted felon and car-theft suspect who had tried breaking into a mobile home. The boy was inside the home.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the woman, who was confronted by deputies outside the home, had no apparent connection to the child or his family. The woman's name wasn't released.

The sheriff said it's not clear what prompted the shooting. The child, whose name wasn't released, was struck in the torso and died at a hospital.

Salazar said no gun was found on the suspect but investigators are looking for one. She allegedly pointed a firearm at deputies who pursued her before the shooting.