Margaret Elfstrom, 55, of Fredericksburg, was charged with the murder of her husband, 58-year-old Antone Alexander Elfstrom, after he died of gunshot wounds Wednesday night.
The Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office dispatched two deputies to Sunset Ridge Road at 11:57 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 to investigate a disturbance call. Elfstrom had been shot and later died of his injuries.
Mrs. Elfstrom has been arrested and charged with murder in response to the deputies’ findings.
Gillespie County Sheriff Buddy Mills said that their findings indicated there was an altercation between the couple, and Elfstrom was shot in the process. When the deputies arrived, they called EMS and Elfstrom was treated at the scene but he died before he could be moved for further medical attention.
Mills said he believed the couple had moved here in the past year to take care of Mrs. Elfstrom’s mother, the owner of the property, after Mrs. Elfstrom’s father died.
Mrs. Elfstrom is now out on a $250,000 bond and is awaiting a court date.
A Texas Ranger from Llano will assist the Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation.
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