The couple was found in a second-floor bedroom on the 3100 block of North 28th Street around 7:47 a.m. Friday.
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Police say the 39-year-old male had been shot once in the head. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
His 43-year-old wife was also shot in the head. She was taken to Temple University Hospital in critical condition.
Authorities say one weapon was recovered at the home.
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Police have not released the names of the man and woman.
The circumstances of this shooting remain under investigation.
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