Husband, 81, shot dead his wife, 80, in their bed after an argument, cops say Charles Witter, 81, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, 80-year-old Helen Witter.
Police responded to the couple’s home in Lombard at 12:38 a.m. where they found Helen Witter unconscious in the bed, lying on her back with her head on a pillow and her mouth open, according to investigators.
An 81-year-old Illinois man has been accused of fatally shooting his wife in their bed after they had an argument, according to police.
There was a significant injury to the right side of the victim’s head and blood was coming from her head onto the pillow and bedding, police said.
“The alleged shooting death of Helen Witter is indeed a tragedy,” the state’s attorney said.
