The mother of three boys who was killed Sunday morning during a custody exchange with her estranged husband has been identified by family members.
Police said Richard Concepcion fatally shot his estranged wife around 8 a.m. in the front yard of her home in the 10400 block of Arbor Bluff. Law enforcement has not released the woman's identity but her cousin, 33-year-old Darren Moon, told mySA.com it was Sarah Alexis Furey, 32. She was a medic in the U.S. Navy who served in Afghanistan close to a decade ago, according to her family.
Moon also created a GoFundMe to raise money for Furey's now-orphaned children. The account has raised more than $14,000 since it was created. A second GoFundMe created by other members of Furey's family had raised almost $2,500 by Monday afternoon.
"We're all just shocked and extremely sad," Moon said. "When we found out about everything, we were just in disbelief. You never think this would happen to anyone you know, let alone your family."
Police said that after Concepcion killed Furey, he fled with their 18-month-old child, Aaron Joseph Concepcion.
A manhunt ensued, and authorities issued an Amber Alert for Aaron.
A Guadalupe County deputy then spotted Concepcion about two hours after the Amber Alert was issued, according to Guadalupe County Operations Captain John Koch.
Concepcion then shot himself, authorities said. Paramedics took him to a nearby hospital in grave condition, and he was later pronounced dead.
Prior to Sunday's fatal shooting, Concepcion had no criminal history, with the exception of a minor traffic violation in Anchorage, Alaska, according to public records.
A U.S. Army Medical Department and School spokesman says Concepcion was an Army staff sergeant on transition leave until his retirement.
Furey and Concepcion had two other children, aged 7 and 5 according to Bexar County court records, but they were not involved in Sunday's shooting and manhunt.