VALHALLA, N.Y.—A man who said he wanted to end his ailing wife’s suffering shot her to death in her bed at a suburban New York hospital Aug. 8 and then killed himself, police said.
Richard DeLucia, 71, left a note at the couple’s condo indicating he was distraught about how his wife, Ann, 70, was suffering and wanted to put a stop to her ordeal, Westchester County police spokesman Kieran O'Leary said.