From CBS Philly.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CBS) –- An elderly man shot and killed his wife before taking his own life inside the hospice area of a Lehigh County hospital Tuesday, police said.
The shooting happened at about 1 p.m. at the Lehigh Valley Hospital campus located at 17th and Chew Streets in Allentown.
According to investigators, the shooting happened in a hospice area located on the building’s 4th floor.
Investigators say Elwood Osman fatally shot his 83-year-old wife, Mildred, in her hospital bed before turning the gun on himself. Officials say there were no patients or staff in the room at the time of the shooting.
“Contrary to some rumors, this was not an active shooter situation. No other patients were in jeopardy,” said Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin.
Martin say preliminarily this appears to be a murder-suicide.
Allentown police, the Lehigh County Coroner and the District Attorney’s Office are investigating.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CBS) –- A double shooting inside the hospice wing of a Lehigh County hospital has prompted the coroner to be called to the scene.
The shooting happened at about 1 p.m. at the Lehigh Valley Hospital campus located at 17th and Chew Streets in Allentown.
According to investigators, the shooting happened in a hospice area located on the building’s 4th floor.
Investigators say two people were shot and the county coroner has been called to the hospital.
Police say no active shooter is being sought and a gun was recovered at the scene. According to investigators, there was no public safety threat.
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