Saturday, December 06, 2025

SUICIDE NEAR THE STATUE OF ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST HEROES

Man dies by suicide in parking lot at Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, SAPD says

Police say the man told a 911 dispatcher where he was before he died

 

By Nate Kotisso and Sandra Ibarra

 

KSAT

Dec 5, 2025

 

 

Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital earns 5-star rating 

The Audie Leon Murphy statue and marker are shown in front of the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital in San Antonio.  

 

San Antonio police said a man died by suicide in the parking lot of the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans’ Hospital on Thursday afternoon.

Officers responded to the parking lot around 12:45 p.m.

A 911 caller, who the San Antonio Police Department said was the man who took his own life, told a dispatcher where he was.

The 33-year-old man has yet to be identified.

The South Texas Veterans Health Care System, which operates the hospital, told KSAT in a statement that the facility remains “secure, open and operational.”

A similar death happened earlier this year in the vicinity of the same hospital.

In April, decorated U.S. Navy veteran Mark Miller, 54, died by suicide outside the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans’ Hospital.

Miller and his father co-authored a book in 2021 titled “Suicide Stalks the Sniper." The novel details Miller’s struggle with suicidal thoughts and his efforts to heal.

While KSAT does not typically report on suicides, it is in this case because it happened in a high-traffic area and had similar circumstances as the April death.
 
UPDATE: Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Enrique Ramos, 33. 

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