MAHANOY CITY, Pa. (AP) — Police in northeast Pennsylvania say a couple is dead after an apparent murder-suicide on Christmas Day.
Authorities believe 37-year-old Richard Weikel fatally shot his wife during an argument, then called an ex-wife to say he couldn't spend his life in prison.
They say the ex-wife alerted police, who arrived to find both Weikel and his 28-year-old wife Stephanie dead in the kitchen of their Mahanoy City apartment.
Authorities in Schuylkill County say they found three weapons on the scene, a handgun and two long rifles. They say they were dispatched at about 1:20 a.m.
Authorities believe Weikel fatally shot his wife, then turned the gun on himself.
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