Elderly Shooter Left Note

"UVALDE, TX — Two people are dead in Uvalde in what appears to be a murder-suicide.

"Police were called to the residence of 80-year-old Elias Varela on Monday after receiving a call saying there was going to be a murder-suicide.

"Within just a few minutes SWAT teams responded to the scene where they heard a single shot fired.

"Inside the residence they found Varela's girlfriend, Rosemary Barrera, dead, and Varela suffering from a gunshot would to the chest.

"Varela was taken to University Hospital where he later died.

"A motive for the shooting remains unknown, but authorities say a note was left stating Varela and Barrera had been living together as a couple.

"About a year ago, Varela had placed his wife in a nursing home."

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