Gulf Breeze, FL: Couple’s deaths resulted from apparent murder/suicide BRIEFS An Escambia County deputy looks at a wrecked 2004 Nissan pickup truck that rolled over onto its side in the median of Via de Luna Drive on Pensacola Beach on Wednesday, June 2. The driver, Dan Watts, 29, of Pensacola, lost control while changing lanes. The vehicle leveled a palm tree before it came to rest in front of Sidelines restaurant. Karen Murphy/Gulf Breeze News An elderly Tiger Point couple was found deceased on Wednesday, June 2 in their home in the 3500 block of Hillsdale Avenue, victims of an apparent murder/suicide. Roland Kelly, 87, and his wife, Doris Kelly, 88, were discovered on a sofa in the master bedroom, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. Both suffered a single gunshot wound to the head. Roland Kelly was found with a revolver still in his hand. A hand-written note signed by both victims was left inside the bedroom. The note, dated Sunday, May 30, indicated that both adults were willing participants in their deaths. The call for assistance came after the victims’ neighbors checked on the Kellys after not seeing them for a few days. According to investigators, one of the neighbors made entry into the house and found the residents deceased. Substantial health issues appeared to be a motivating factor. Doris Kelly was active in the Gulf Breeze Historical Society.

Couple’s deaths resulted from apparent murder/suicide

An elderly Tiger Point couple was found deceased on Wednesday, June 2 in their home in the 3500 block of Hillsdale Avenue, victims of an apparent murder/suicide.

Roland Kelly, 87, and his wife, Doris Kelly, 88, were discovered on a sofa in the master bedroom, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. Both suffered a single gunshot wound to the head.

Roland Kelly was found with a revolver still in his hand. A hand-written note signed by both victims was left inside the bedroom. The note, dated Sunday, May 30, indicated that both adults were willing participants in their deaths.

The call for assistance came after the victims’ neighbors checked on the Kellys after not seeing them for a few days. According to investigators, one of the neighbors made entry into the house and found the residents deceased.

Substantial health issues appeared to be a motivating factor.

Doris Kelly was active in the Gulf Breeze Historical Society.