SANFORD, Fla. – An 80-year-old man was arrested Thursday shortly after he shot and killed his 78-year-old wife at their home, the Sanford Police Department said.
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Police said Nicholas Coulantes called 911 shortly after 8 a.m. to report that he had just shot a person at his home on South Summerlin Avenue.
Investigators found him in the front yard of his home and discovered the body of his wife, Alexandria Coulantes, inside the home.
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Nicholas Coulantes was arrested on charges of second degree murder.
Detectives said they are still trying to determine why he killed her.
“This is not a case of who killed Alexandria. The ‘why’ Nicholas Coulantes took his wife’s life is what investigators are working hard to understand,” said Sanford Police Chief Cecil Smith , in a statement. “This is a devastating event, and we would like to at least give the Alexandria family the answer to that question.”
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Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Sanford police or Crimeline at 800-423-8477.
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