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Man, 90, kills wife, then himself inside Chester Co. nursing home, DA says

The 90-year-old man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after killing his 89-year-old wife inside the Manatawny Manor Nursing Home in East Coventry Township, Pennsylvania, officials said

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A 90-year-old man killed an 89-year-old woman, then shot himself inside a Chester County nursing home on Thursday, officials say. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the latest. 

A 90-year-old man died from his injuries after killing his 89-year-old wife and then shooting himself inside a nursing home in Chester County, officials said.

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The shooting occurred Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Manatawny Manor Nursing Home in East Coventry Township, Pennsylvania. An 89-year-old patient was inside her room at the nursing home when a 90-year-old man, later identified as her husband, walked in, pulled out a gun and shot her, investigators said.

The man then shot himself in the head, according to investigators. He was taken to Reading Hospital where he died overnight and the incident was ruled a murder-suicide, the Chester County District Attorney's Office announced Friday.

District Attorney Christopher Barrena-Sarobe said that there was another patient inside the room where the shooting happened, but that person was not physically harmed during the incident.

Investigators said the murder weapon was recovered from the scene and there is currently no threat to the public or anyone else in the nursing home.

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