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Husband kills wife, himself at Spotsylvania County hospital

An 80-year-old man reportedly fatally shot his 78-year-old wife and then himself at a hospital in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Friday.

The Friday that Alexander Turella, 80, shot his wife, Pamela Turella, 78, in her room and then himself at the Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center on Friday morning.

Workers heard shots at about 9:15 a.m. and called 911, the sheriff’s office said.

The sheriff鈥檚 office said that when they got there, they found the dead in Turella’s room.

The hospital said that its staff is “shaken and saddened” by the shooting.

“This was an isolated incident and we are assisting police on their investigation,” the statement said. “We will be providing resources, including counseling, to those who may be impacted by what they experienced.”

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Rick Massimo

Rick Massimo came to 海角精品黑料, and to Washington, in 2013 after having lived in Providence, R.I., since he was a child.聽He's the author of "A Walking Tour of the Georgetown Set" and "I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival."

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