According to deputies out of Monroe County, Florida, Holbrook asserted Nulisch had been strangling her, but authorities said she lacked the telltale injuries of such an act.

Authorities said they were called out at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Saturday regarding a medical emergency at a home on the island of Big Coppitt Key. The couple’s roommate had called 911 to say Nulisch was “in bad shape,” according to the arrest affidavit obtained by Keys Weekly.

“He’s hurt real bad and there is a lot of blood,” the roommate said.

Law enforcement arrived within five minutes, and fire rescue paramedics followed shortly after, documents said.

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First responders found Nulisch bleeding from his lower back. Initially surviving the fatal wound, he was breathing but unconscious.

“A 9mm handgun and a 9mm bullet casing were found nearby,” deputies said. “Nulisch was taken to Lower Keys Medical Center on Stock Island where he died.”