Newlyweds Cut The Knot

"Elkton, MD - The double shooting happened Sunday afternoon in the 900 block of East Old Philadelphia Road in Elkton.

"Cecil County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a 911 call discovered 46-year old Michael Schary with a bullet wound to the back of his head, and his wife, Viktoria, dead on the living room floor.

"The couple got married a few weeks ago, and police say the woman gave no warning before shooting her husband before turning the gun on herself.

"`Deputies made contact with the male subject who was still conscious and alert,` said Sgt. Michael Holmes, `He advised there was no type of struggle or really no argument. He was inside the residence sitting on the couch watching television when this occurred.`

"Schary is in critical condition at Delaware’s Christiana Hospital.

"Neighbors say the recent bride had mental issues and had suffered extensive abuse during her first marriage.

"They say a few months before they were married, police had arrested Michael Schary for allegedly striking her as well."

From ABC2 News...