Elderly couple found dead at Arizona senior home in apparent murder-suicide



An elderly man fatally shot his 93-year-old wife in the head before turning the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide inside a senior group home in Arizona, police said.

Jerome Woolums, 92, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head — and still clutching the gun — after allegedly shooting his longtime spouse, Katharine, in their bedroom at a Mesa assisted living facility around 4 a.m. Thursday, according to the Mesa Police Department, Fox10 Phoenix reported.

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Police said the husband-turned-gunman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jerome and Katharine Woolums were found with gunshot wounds to the head at 4 a.m. on Thursday, police said.

Katharine still had a pulse amid the carnage and was rushed to a local hospital, where she later died.

Police said the husband was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound and still clutching the gun.

“We are looking at this as a murder-suicide,” a police spokesperson told The Arizona Republic.

“At this stage of the investigation, evidence indicates Jerome shot his wife, Katharine, before taking his own life.”

Authorities said the slain couple, who’d been married for several years, were living at the unidentified senior home near Alma School Road and Mendoza Avenue while receiving ongoing medical care.

A motive behind the deadly shooting remains under investigation. Eduardo Barraza – stock.adobe.com

A motive behind the deadly shooting remains under investigation.

If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.


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