An 82-year-old woman has been accused of fatally shooting her husband at a South Carolina nursing home in what authorities suspect was a premeditated act, as reported by officials and various media outlets.

Harriet Kay Recker was taken into custody on September 12 following the alleged shooting of her 81-year-old husband, Dennis Recker, at the Preston Health Center. This tragic incident occurred just a day after Dennis had been admitted for medical treatment, as confirmed by the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office to WTOC.

The morning of the incident unfolded when a neighbor who had driven Harriet to the facility was assisting the couple by showing them around a room. This neighbor briefly left to get an additional chair, according to details revealed during court proceedings.

Upon hearing a loud noise, the neighbor hurried back into the room to find Harriet holding a revolver and her husband suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest, WTOC reported.

In his final moments, Dennis reportedly uttered, “She shot me,” as recounted by a witness present at the scene.

He died despite life-saving efforts on the scene.

Deputies later located a cryptic note in Harriet’s purse, which was identical to a note discovered in financial documents in her home, that said, “To you all, this has just been too much for me, I so wish I could do it with the wonderful family we have, so many good friends.”

“We can’t have a life without someone and that someone can’t be me as I am not strong enough or smart enough to do all this,” the letter continued, according to the outlet.

Financial documents and interviews also supported the conclusion that the shooting was premeditated, investigators argued.

Harriet was booked into Beaufort County Jail the same day and has been charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, court records indicate.

After the court hearing, the judge found probable cause in the case and sent it to a grand jury.

The octogenarian remains held without bail.

Ted Dwemoh, a Beaufort County resident who provided pest control services at the Reckers’ Sun City home, claimed the wife was a kind woman who was always willing to help.

She was “always loving” and “the nicest person in Sun City,” he told the outlet.