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Elderly Windsor Man Shoots Roommate Before Committing Suicide

WINDSOR (CBS SF) - An 81-year-old man shot his female roommate then fatally shot himself in their Windsor residence early Friday morning, according to police.

The 81-year-old woman reported the shooting at a home on Capewood Lane around 4:30 a.m., Windsor police Chief Chris Spallino said.

Police found the man on the floor of the residence dead from a gunshot wound, Spallino said.

The woman suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital, Spallino said.

The names of the two victims are not being released until their next of kin are notified, Spallino said.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police Detective Jeff Dedischew at (707) 565-2185.

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