"There Were Medical Issues"

"NORTH HAVEN, CT - Police are classifying a double shooting at a Pleasant Drive residence Monday as a murder-suicide.

"North Haven police responded to a 911 call at 2 Pleasant Drive at about 3:30 p.m. Monday to find two victims of gunshot wounds: Joan Vanacore, 70, and her husband, Thomas Vanacore, 73.

"Joan Vanacore was pronounced dead at the scene. Thomas Vanacore was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, according to Detective Capt. James Merrithew, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

"Police were notified of the shootings by a visiting nurse employed at the residence. `She had just left for twenty minutes to run some errands,` Merrithew said, `and she returned home to find both victims.`

"According to police, evidence at the scene suggested that Thomas Vanacore shot his wife then turned the weapon, a revolver, on himself.

"`We're calling it a murder-suicide and it will be definitively determined by the state coroner after autopsy,` Merrithew said.

"Autopsies are scheduled for today by the state medical examiner's office. State police are also assisting with the investigation.

"Merrithew said `there were medical issues` the couple was dealing with."

Source: Record-Journal...