Florida police reported that 76-year-old Ellen Gilland shot her 77-year-old husband Jerry Gilland and confined herself to his room on the eleventh floor.
Florida police reported that 76-year-old Ellen Gilland shot her 77-year-old husband Jerry Gilland and confined herself to his room on the eleventh floor. (Photo: The New York Times)
Florida Woman Killed Her Terminally Ill Husband
A shooting incident happened at AdventHealth Daytona Beach in Florida. This involves 76-year-old Ellen Gilland who shot her 77-year-old husband Jerry Gilland. She then confined herself inside his room on the eleventh floor. Police reported that the couple planned this shooting weeks before the incident. All of the patients on the 11th floor were terminally ill. The police then brought hostage negotiators who were able to talk with Gilland until she was taken into custody says Fox News.
Police officials still don’t have a clue as to how the suspect was able to bring a gun into the hospital. They also reported that they initially believed the incident to be a murder-suicide. There were no reports of the hospital staff being injured and Gilland was taken into custody. She will be booked into the Volusia County Jail.
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Florida police reported that 76-year-old Ellen Gilland shot her 77-year-old husband Jerry Gilland and confined herself to his room on the eleventh floor. (Photo: USA Today)
Elderly Couple’s Murder-Suicide Pact Ended with Fatal Shooting
Daytona Beach Police Chief, Jakari E. Young said in a press conference that the couple had a conversation about the shooting three weeks prior. The plan involved the husband letting his wife pull the trigger when he had no hope of recovery. It should have been a murder-suicide but the wife could not go through with it herself so she decided to barricade herself in.
The suspect will be facing a first-degree murder charge. Juliette Kayyem, National Security Analyst commented on how the wife was able to bring a gun into the hospital. She stated that Mrs. Gilland, being the wife of a terminally ill patient was a trusted visitor of the hospital and fewer security measures are implemented for the likes of her. This was probably how the gun was slipped into the hospital room.
