"Health Issues" Led To Murder/Suicide

"LAKE CITY, FL - Police believe an elderly couple with health issues, found shot to death at their Lake City home over the weekend, died in a murder-suicide at the residence, officers reported Thursday.

"A family member found James and Margaret Galdraith inside their home at 1612 S.W. St. James Court and officers were called to the home just before 2 p.m. Sunday.

"Based on officers' investigation, it appeared James Galdraith, 87, shot his wife and then himself, said Lake City Police Sgt. John Blanchard.

"Investigators found no indication that anyone else had been in the home and reported the day the couple was found that they did not believe anyone else was involved in the incident.

"Both James Galdraith and his wife Margaret, 80, had health problems, according to police.The woman had `debilitating` health issues, Blanchard said.

"`There is nothing to indicate anyone else was there,` he said."

From Gainesville.com...