Elderly Couple Found Dead In Retirement Community

"LAGUNA WOODS, CA — Authorities say the shooting deaths of a 77-year-old man and his 72-year-old wife at a retirement community in Orange County have been ruled a murder-suicide.

"Sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino says a caretaker who works for the couple heard gunshots shortly after 1 p.m. Monday.

"The caretaker found the man lying on the floor and called 911.

"Sheriff's officials say Arthur Baar shot his wife of 50 years, Caryl, in the couple's bathroom and then turned the gun on himself.

"Both were dead by the time deputies arrived.

"The man's body was located in the front of the house and the wife's body was found in the back, Amormino said.

"The Baars had lived in the single-family home in the Laguna Woods community for 11 years.

"The couple had two adopted daughters who live out-of-state.

"A motive was not immediately known."

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