An Elderly Woman Allegedly Killed Her Terminally Ill Husband in His Hospital Room.
Ellen Gilland, 76, shot her husband, Jerry Gilland, 77, to death in his room at Advent Health Daytona Beach Hospital. The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 22, 2023, according to WESH.
According to Oxygen, Gilland has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and is being held without bond. She has been assigned a public defender and faced a judge for the first time on Jan. 23, 2023.
Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young told reporters at a press conference on Saturday that the two had planned Jerry Gilland’s death three weeks before the shooting, according to Oxygen. Jerry Gilland was terminally ill, and the couple made a pact that if he took a “turn for the worst,” they would commit a murder-suicide, according to WESH.
Following the fatal shooting, Ellen Gilland confined herself in her husband’s room. According to WESH, it took hostage negotiators hours and a flash bang to get Gilland disarmed and into custody.
