Overview
- Officers were called around 4:30 a.m. to a facility near Alma School and Guadalupe roads after staff reported a possible self-inflicted shooting.
- Police identified the victims as Jerome Woolums, 92, and Katharine Woolums, 93, who were found in a bedroom with gunshot wounds.
- Investigators say Jerome shot Katharine and then took his own life, with Jerome pronounced dead at the scene and Katharine dying at the hospital.
- Authorities reported Jerome was still holding a gun when officers arrived and noted the couple had lived at the home for medical care after many years of marriage.
- Mesa police say the investigation continues and will release updates, and crisis help is available by calling or texting 988.