Police investigating apparent murder/suicide in Warrington Township

WARRINGTON TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- An apparent murder/suicide of a married couple in Warrington Township is under investigation.

Police were called to the home of a 58-year-old man and his 56-year-old wife around 11:20 a.m. Saturday in the 2400 block of North Greensward Road.

A concerned friend contacted police after not speaking with the woman for a few days, who had also missed a scheduled meeting Friday.

Upon entering the home, police said they discovered the man's body in the master bedroom with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

The man's wife was found on the bathroom floor with at least one gunshot wound to the back, police said.

The family dogs, a mixed breed and a Pomeranian, suffered fatal gunshot wounds, police said. They were found lying on the kitchen floor.

Police recovered a H&K .40 caliber handgun registered to the husband at the scene.

The case is under investigation.