CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — A married couple has been found fatally shot in their Chandler home and it appears to be a murder-suicide, police said Monday.
The two bodies were discovered around 6:30 a.m. Sunday and police said the man and woman each had a single gunshot wound.
According to police, 76-year-old Sheldon Butler called to say he had shot his wife, who was identified as 74-year-old Linda Butler.
Officers arrived at the home and found the couple dead at the scene.
Police said a motive wasn’t immediately known.
A gun was recovered from the scene and a ballistic test was being done, police said.
Couple found dead in Arizona home in apparent murder-suicide
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