Elderly Couple Found Dead In Park

"JACKSONVILLE, FL — A man and his wife, both 84, are dead after the man shot his wife then shot himself, Jacksonville police said.

"George D. McCallum took Nancy McCallum a half-mile away from their home to Glynlea Park. The two of them had been suffering from health problems, police said. About 8 a.m. Tuesday, police found their bodies.

"`She had her back to the car and was laying on her side,` said Anita Clare, whose backyard borders the park and both bodies were visible to her when she stepped outside Tuesday morning.

"`He was on his back with his hands on his chest,` Clare said. `It’s so sad that they had to resolve their problems this way.`

"This marks the ninth homicide in last 10 days in Jacksonville. It’s the second murder-suicide on the First Coast this year; there were 12 last year."

From jacksonville.com...