An elderly couple were found dead Tuesday afternoon in the west Las Vegas Valley in what police described as a murder-suicide.

Police were asked to perform a welfare check at a residence in the 11000 block of Glacier View Avenue, near West Lake Mead Boulevard and the 215 Beltway, according to a Metropolitan Police Department release.

Officers arrived and did not get an answer at the home’s front door. Through a window in the back of the house, officers saw a man lying motionless on a bed. After entering the home, police found the man and woman suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives learned the married couple had recently been informed that their medical conditions had worsened. Detectives said they believe the man shot his wife then h

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