Husband shoots ill wife, then shot by police

A 78-year-old stroke victim was shot to death in her hospital bed, apparently by her husband, who was killed by police at his home later in the day when he ignored warnings to drop his gun.

Inge Brown was shot twice in the head on Tuesday at a hospital in Ohio, USA.

Authorities said her 76-year-old husband, Harry, was believed to be the shooter, and they were investigating whether it was a mercy killing.

Authorities also were attempting to discover why the hospital did not report the shooting for more than an hour.

When police went to the Browns’ apartment, Harry Brown met them on the doorstep with a gun, police said. He was shot dead after he ignored officers’ warnings to drop the weapon.

Authorities said he left a note at the home that read: “Sorry Officers.”

Investigators also found a second gun inside the home, and both were being tested to see whether they were used in the hospital shooting, authorities said.

No staff or patients heard a shot, a hospital spokeswoman said.