A woman was arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing her terminally ill husband Saturday at a Daytona Beach, Florida, hospital in what police are calling a murder-suicide pact between the couple.
Ellen Gilland, 76, was taken into custody a few hours after firing a single, fatal shot into the head of 77-year-old Jerry Gilland, Daytona Beach Police Chief Jabari Young said during a Sunday news conference.
Volusia County jail records show that Ms. Gilland has been charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bond.
Police responded to a call about the shooting on the 11th floor of the AdventHealth hospital shortly after 11:30 a.