by Michael Ferraresi and Kyle Daly - Jun. 8, 2010 12:49 PM
The Arizona Republic
A 56-year-old man will likely face murder charges in the shooting death of his wife after Phoenix police discovered the woman lying dead in the couple's home four days after she was killed, police said.
The man had also been sitting in the house south of Peoria and 15th avenues since Friday with a days-old self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, Phoenix police Sgt. Tommy Thompson said.
The man called police at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday from the home in the 10200 block of North 15th Avenue. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The wound is not considered life-threatening.
Thompson said the shooting was the result of a yearlong disagreement between the couple.
"(The suspect) said they had some disagreements in the past year," Thompson said. "It reached the point where he shot her . . . then felt compelled to shoot himself."
The female victim, 66, has not been identified because next of kin has yet to be notified.
Investigators said the couple had been married for about 10 years, though neighbors in the area said the couple had lived at the neatly-kept home for nearly 15 years.
The shooting came as a shock to Michelle McKay, who lived next door and had planned to travel with them to Las Vegas next month. "I've heard them having a couple of fights next door but nothing out of the ordinary," McKay said.
"I can't believe this is happening," she said, wiping away tears. "They were so calm and docile."
Jesse Chase, 60, said he knew the suspected gunman as a "pretty stable guy," who kept an American flag outside the home and managed to keep his lawn looking green in the desert heat.
"This is just another lesson," Chase said. "You just don't know people."
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