An elderly man and a woman found dead in a San Marcos mobile home Monday has been ruled a murder-suicide, Sheriff's investigators said Tuesday.
Residents were told to evacuate or shelter in place as deputies and a SWAT team responded Monday to the 11000 block of East Barham Drive in the San Marcos Mobile Estates. They first received a report of gunshots at about 3:40 p.m., sheriff's officials said.
The victim in the case has been identified by Sheriff's officials as 84-year-old Inge Gery and the suspect has been identified as her husband, 88-year-old William Gery.
Investigators are looking into what caused the incident, but initial findings appear to tie the murder-suicide to Mr. Gery's health.
Both were killed by a gunshot wound to the head, SDSO investigators said.
On Monday, investigators found a handgun and evidence to indicate the man had been planning this for some time.
"There is a note that was left behind that kind of outlines the plan and other documents left behind to help facilitate things that would occur after a person's death," said Maryon.
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Those who had evacuated seemed less surprised at the outcome and more sad that it came to this.
"It just probably go to the point where he couldn't stand seeing her go through the pain," said neighbor Ken Scott. "He probably just thought of it himself that he wanted to do something."
