Marshalltown, Iowa — (UPDATE 11:11-a.m.) The Marshalltown Police Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide that took place Wednesday afternoon. Officers responded a little before 4:30-p.m., to a residence in the 600 block of East Church Street, Wednesday. At the scene they found 57-year-old Hermelinda Alcala-de-Villagomez dead from a gunshot wound. Police also found 72-year-old Jose Carmen Villagomez-Torres, who was shot and suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was transported to a hospital and later died. The couple were married, but living in separate residences.

Police said a firearm was recovered at the scene. A preliminary investigation determined Villagomez-Torres shot Alcala-de-Villagomez before shooting himself.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation was assisting the Marshalltown Police Department with the investigation.