Murder-suicide carried out between couple aged 83 and 89 years in New York nursing home

Wesley Gardens, a Rochester New York long-term care facility saw the death of a long-term couple on Saturday morning in an apparent murder-suicide.

The state's nursing homes have been the subject of a scandal recently, but this time, the incident only involved two people, none of them having to do with the government whatsoever.

Albert Greer, 83 years old, shot Bernice Dubin, 89 years old, and then turned the weapon on himself, ending his own life, as efforts to resuscitate both parties proved not to be successful.

According to People, this incident was possibly premeditated, as Greer had been increasingly distraught about the condition of Dubin, a resident at Wesley Gardens, which had been deteriorating rapidly. Rochester Police Captain Frank Umbrino released a statement:

"From what we are gathering, her partner was having a difficult time dealing with her deteriorating condition and unfortunately this was a tragic step that was taken."

"During the visit, the man ultimately shot the woman and then turned the gun on himself. Both were pronounced dead at the scene,"

"Staff did an excellent job; I don't think there is anything they could have done to prevent this tragedy from happening, unfortunately. The decision was made by the individual and this is what he was going to do. Unfortunately, he carried it out."

The investigation into the alleged murder-suicide and the circumstances surrounding it is ongoing.