An elderly married couple was found dead in their northwest Las Vegas home on Monday in what Metro Police believe was a murder-suicide linked to declining health, this department said this morning in a news release.

Officers responded to a welfare check at a residence in the 11000 block of Glacier View Avenue around 4:35 p.m. When no one answered the front door, police made their way to the backyard where they spotted a man lying motionless on a bed through a window.

After entering the home, officers discovered both an elderly man and woman suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Medical personnel arrived and pronounced both dead at the scene.

Detectives learned the couple had recently received news that their medical conditions had worsened. Investigators believe the man shot his wife

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