Name: Katharine Woolums.
Died: October 16, 2025.
Age at death: 93.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Mesa, Arizona, USA.
Disability: Frail elder; nursing home resident.
Details:
Katharine’s husband shot her just before dying by suicide. When the couple was found by the staff at their assisted-living facility, Katharine still had a pulse and was rushed to the hospital; but she died after she arrived at the hospital.
Case Status:
Jerome Woolums (Husband) is deceased.
Sources:
Police identify husband, wife killed in murder-suicide at Mesa senior group home
Elderly man, woman killed in apparent murder-suicide at Mesa group home: PD
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