Woman whose body was found floating in Schuylkill River believed to have shot her husband, DA says
The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office said investigators believe the woman whose body was found floating in the Schuylkill River shot and killed her husband before taking her own life.
Philadelphia Police said on Saturday, May 10 that a woman's body was found along the 4500 block of Kelly Drive around 11 a.m. On Sunday, the district attorney's office identified the woman as 57-year-old Tonya Dupree.
According to DA Kevin Steele, Upper Dublin Police were first called to a FedEx Warehouse around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, where Dupree's adult son reported that his mother called him out of work and pointed a gun as him while inside her car. The son was able to wrestle the gun away from Dupree, who then fled. That gun was recovered by police, Steele said.
Shortly after, Upper Merion Township Police went to Dupree's home in King of Prussia where they found her husband, 62-year-old Robert Dupree Sr., dead from a gunshot.
Tonya Dupree's body was found about two hours after police were contacted by her son. According to the Montco DA's office, the Montgomery County Detective Bureau, Upper Merion Township Police and Upper Dublin Police are investigating the circumstances around the deaths as a murder-suicide and attempted murder case.
This is a developing story. CBS News Philadelphia will provide additional updates as new information becomes available.
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