LEESBURG, Fla. – An 75-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of his wife, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they arrived at the couple’s Leesburg home on Pennbrooke Parkway shortly after 7 a.m. Friday after someone called 911 and hung up.
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Inside the home, deputies found the 74-year-old woman dead from gunshot wounds. Her husband, who was also found inside the home, was flown to Ocala Regional Medical Center to be treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Details on his condition were not immediately known.
Authorities said they believe the incident began as a domestic dispute between the two.
No other details were immediately available.
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