Bay Area father leaves 3 young kids home alone before showing up at hospital with injured wife, alleging he killed her

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Roy Anthony Lopez, 37, from Morgan Hill, left his three young children home alone before arriving at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose around 9:20 a.m. on Saturday. At the hospital, he confessed to killing his wife, who was found injured inside his vehicle and later pronounced dead by paramedics. Lopez was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County Jail for murder under Penal Code section 187(a). The incident occurred at a home in the 1100 block of Vintage Lane; the children were taken into protective custody by Family and Children’s Services.
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On Saturday around 9:20 a.m., Roy Anthony Lopez, a 37-year-old man from Morgan Hill, arrived at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose and admitted to killing his wife. He left their three young children at home alone before bringing his injured spouse to the hospital. Upon arrival, hospital staff found an injured woman inside Lopez's car. Paramedics provided immediate medical care but the victim died from her injuries at the scene. The Morgan Hill Police Department (MHPD) arrested Lopez without incident and he was later booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on a charge of murder under Penal Code section 187(a).

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Topics

Good Samaritan Hospital MHPD Morgan Hill San Jose the Morgan Hill Police Department

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Morgan Hill GPE · 3× Lopez PERSON · 2× MHPD ORG · 2× the Morgan Hill Police Department ORG · 2× California GPE · 1× Good Samaritan Hospital ORG · 1× Roy Anthony Lopez PERSON · 1× SJPD ORG · 1× San Jose GPE · 1× the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children’s Services ORG · 1×

Narrative

Roy Anthony Lopez –– a 37-year-old man from Morgan Hill –– was arrested after arriving at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose at around 9:20 a.m. Saturday and admitting to killing his wife.
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Claims (15 extracted, 1 hedged)

A Bay Area father allegedly left his three young kids home alone before bringing his gravely injured wife to a hospital and confessing to her brutal murder. uncertain
father → leave → murder
Roy Anthony Lopez –– a 37-year-old man from Morgan Hill –– was arrested after arriving at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose at around 9:20 a.m. Saturday and admitting to killing his wife. asserted
Lopez → arrest → wife
Hospital staffers then went outside to his car where they found an injured woman. asserted
they → go → woman
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Sign → sign → California
“First responders located an adult female victim inside a vehicle parked at the hospital. asserted
responders → locate → hospital
Paramedics provided immediate emergency medical care, but the victim succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene,” the Morgan Hill Police Department (MHPD) said. asserted
Department → provide → scene
“SJPD officers detained Lopez without incident until MHPD officers arrived, took him into custody, and transported him to Morgan Hill for questioning. asserted
officers → detain → questioning
Lopez was later booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on a charge of murder under Penal Code section 187(a),” authorities added. asserted
authorities → book → section
A preliminary investigation found that the incident happened at a home in the 1100 block of Vintage Lane in Morgan Hill. asserted
incident → find → Hill
Police also found three children — ages 14, 6 and 3 — at the residence. asserted
Police → find → residence
The children were taken to the Morgan Hill Police Department and “released into the custody of the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children’s Services.” asserted
children → take → Services
Anyone with additional information about this case can contact Sergeant Sean Bayard at 408-607-3032 or email at sean.bayard@morganhill.ca.gov. asserted
Anyone → contact → sean.bayard@morganhill.ca.gov
This comes as a high-profile shooting occurred just an hour south of Morgan Hill nearly a week ago. asserted
shooting → come → Hill
A New York Times executive was fatally shot by his in-laws at a parking lot in Dublin on September 26 after previously threatening to murder his wife and her parents. asserted
executive → shoot → wife
The exec, who is trans, also apparently gave his children a book about a young girl whose mom died and was in the middle of a nasty custody battle with his wife before his death. asserted
mom → give → death
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