Man, 80, accused of shooting his wife to death at their Sanford home

SANFORD, Fla. — An 80-year-old man was arrested Thursday not long after shooting his 78-year-old wife to death at their home, the Sanford Police Department said.

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Police said Nicholas Coulantes called 911 shortly after 8 a.m. to report that he had just shot a person at his South Summerlin Avenue home.

Investigators met him in the front yard of his home, and they discovered the body of his wife, Alexandria Coulantes, in the home.

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Nicholas Coulantes was arrested on charges of second-degree murder.

Detectives said they are still trying to determine why he killer her.

“This isn’t a case of who killed Alexandria. The ‘why’ Nicholas Coulantes took the life of his wife is what investigators are working hard to understand,” Sanford police Chief Cecil Smith said in a statement. “This is a devastating event, and we would at least like to give Alexandria’s family the answer to that question.”

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Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Sanford police or Crimeline at 800-423-8477.

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