PETERSBURG, Florida– And old man He shot and killed his wife and then himself at an assisted living facility in Florida, police said Tuesday.
Staff at the Addington Place facility in College Harbor found the couple dead in the woman’s room around 10 a.m., the St. Petersburg Police Department said in an email.
The 81-year-old man was visiting his 76-year-old wife when the shots were heard, investigators said. The Tampa Bay Times reported that investigators identified the subjects as Thomas Dowler and Susan Dowler.
Addington Place is a waterfront building near the Gulf of Mexico that bills itself as a “vibrant senior living community with all the amenities you deserve,” according to its website. He says residents live in apartments ranging from studios to two-bedroom units.
The facility’s management company said a statement would be issued later Tuesday.
Source: AP / Tampa Bay Times
