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A former North Dakota man was charged with first degree murder after his wife was found dead of gunshot wounds in their home in Polk City, Fla.

An autopsy showed Lisa Zuraff was shot three times in the back, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Lisa and Loren Zuraff moved to Florida from Lincoln in 2014, said Charles Hoppe Jr., the woman's brother.

Loren Zuraff, 50, told deputies he and his wife and got into an argument on Wednesday, and she pulled a gun on him while he was in their pool, according to the sheriff's office. He said they struggled over the gun.

"She got shot," he told deputies.

Lisa Zuraff was pronounced dead on scene, according to the sheriff's office. Police found a black handgun, three casings, two projectiles and a cell phone submerged in the pool.

Loren Zuraff is being held without bond, according to the sheriff's office.

Lisa Zuraff, 37, grew up in Carrington, and later moved to Lincoln, Hoppe said.

In Bismarck, she worked at Front Street Lighting.