Woman found dead in Schuylkill River after murder-suicide, attempted murder: officials

Woman's body pulled from Schuylkill River after murder-suicide

Officials say a woman's body was pulled from the Schuylkill River Saturday morning after she shot her husband to death and tried to kill her son.

EAST FALLS - Officials say a woman's body was pulled from the Schuylkill River Saturday morning after she shot her husband to death and tried to kill her son.

What we know:

A man called police to report that he wrestled a gun away from his mother after she pointed it at his head outside of work around 9:30 a.m. She then fled the scene.

Less than an hour later, police found the woman's husband, 62-year-old Robert Dupree Sr., dead in his bed at their King of Prussia home.

A body was then found floating in the Schuylkill River near the 4500 block of Kelly Drive around 11:30 a.m.

Officials identified the body as 57-year-old Tonya Dupree, the wife of the deceased man and mother of the attempted murder victim.