Husband, wife dead in shooting in northwest Houston

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A husband and wife are dead after a shooting police describe as a murder-suicide.

According to HPD, officers conducted a welfare check at an apartment in the 2200 block of Triway Lane around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.

When they arrived, officers found the man, 66, and the woman, 62, dead in a bedroom with apparent gunshot wounds. Police say the couple had been married for 25 years.

According to HPD, at this time, evidence indicates the man is the one who fired the gun. Police say it appears both the man and the woman had been having suicidal ideations and left notes. Police say they may have come to the decision together.

Homicide detectives were at the scene for the investigation.