Florida Man Charged in Wife's Fatal Shooting

An 80-year-old Florida man faces first-degree murder charges after fatally shooting his 83-year-old wife during a domestic argument at their Orlando home on February 21, authorities said.

William Elwood Simmons called emergency dispatchers around 5:15 p.m. to report that his wife, Nancy Lee Simmons, was unresponsive and that he was waiting at the residence on Romerly Court in Orange County. Deputies arrived shortly after and found Simmons in the garage, where he admitted responsibility, stating, "I do know what happened, I did it." Inside the home, officers discovered Nancy on the kitchen floor with a single gunshot wound to her upper body. A shotgun and an empty shell casing were nearby. Emergency responders pronounced her dead at the scene by 6 p.m.

According to the arrest affidavit, the couple had been arguing in the kitchen over plans for a cruise when tensions escalated. Simmons told investigators that Nancy directed profanity at him multiple times, which he said triggered his actions. He retrieved the shotgun from a bedroom closet, returned to the kitchen, and warned her that he had reached his limit and could use the weapon. When she repeated the profanity, he fired once,...