Police: Husband, wife dead in murder-suicide

An 86-year-old man fatally shot his 83-year-old wife before turning the gun on himself in what police called a murder-suicide in the Point Loma area Monday night.

The incident was reported at the couple’s home on Lowell Street near Nimitz Boulevard about 7:30 p.m.

Officers found the couple inside the home and started first aid until paramedics arrived and took over, but the man and woman died before they could be taken to a hospital, police said.

Their names were not released. Lt. Jud Campbell said homicide detectives collected evidence and interviewed witnesses at the scene. Anyone with information about the case was asked to call detectives at (619) 531-2293 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477.