Jose Santiago, 60, is believed to have shot his wife, Rosa Santiago, 55, at their home on Beacon Street just after 1:30 p.m., the Middlesex District Attorney said.
The Chief Medical Examiner performed autopsies on both bodies and determined how and the order in which they died.
Lowell police and the District Attorney's Office are investigating the case.
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