According to police, a wife shot and killed her terminally ill husband at a Daytona Beach hospital.

A 76-year-old woman allegedly shot and killed her terminally ill husband at a Daytona Beach, Florida hospital after police said the couple made a pact weeks ago.

Officers were called to AdventHealth Daytona Beach on Saturday to report a man who had been shot, the police department said in a statement. news release on Twitter.

When the police arrived, Ellen Gilland barricaded herself in her husband’s room, Jerry Gilland, on the 11th floor. Law enforcement used the device to distract the woman “to get her to put her gun down long enough for us to give her a less lethal blow,” Daytona Police Chief Jakari Young told a news conference. She was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder.

The woman told authorities that due to her husband’s health problems, they talked about three weeks ago and decided that if he “continues to get worse, he wants her to put an end to it,” Young said.

“Initially, I think the plan was murder-suicide, so she killed him and then she was going to point the gun at herself, but she decided she couldn’t go through with it,” he told reporters.

Young said the husband knew the shooting would happen today. It is not known how long he was in the hospital.

Staff and patients in nearby facilities were evacuated during the standoff. Young said the 11th floor was reserved for terminally ill patients and praised the officers for safely evacuating people.

“It was kind of a logistical nightmare, so once again I am very, very proud of my team,” he said. “Practically all the patients on this floor are on ventilators, so they didn’t have room to evacuate the entire floor, so they evacuated the rooms where it was most important to get them out of the way.”

Earlier, the police reported that no one else was injured.

Young called the incident “tragic” and urged anyone fighting for help to reach out for help.

“It just shows that none of us is immune from the trials and tribulations of life,” the leader said.

If you or someone you know is in a crisis, call 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Helpline. You can also call the network formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Line at 800-273-8255write HOME to 741741 or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources.

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