EL PASO, TEXAS — A 91-year-old man has been arrested in the death of his 93-year-old wife at a West El Paso retirement home.
Crimes Against Persons detectives responded to the Monte Vista at Coronado retirement home to investigate a shooting. 91-year old Mr. Nelson Harvey shot his terminally ill wife of over 60 years.
Mr. Harvey reported the shooting to caretakers who checked on them in the morning and gave them the firearm.
The shooting occurred in the couple’s bedroom and there was no threat to the other residents. Mr. Harvey was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility for murder with a $25,000 bond.