A man fatally shot his wife at the Westchester Medical Center before turning the weapon on himself Wednesday because he was distraught over her illness and wanted to end her suffering, a report said.

Richard DeLucia, 71, killed his wife, 70-year-old Ann DeLucia, with one gunshot from a .38 caliber revolver and then fatally shot himself in her fourth-floor hospital room at around 9:30 a.m., according to LoHud.com.

When police searched DeLucia’s home, a note was found that indicated his motive for the killing and mentioned his agony over the pain his wife was going through.

The couple was discovered shot dead in the hospital room at 9:39 a.m. A gun, registered to Richard DeLucia, was on the floor, LoHud said.

It was not revealed on Wednesday what illness Ann DeLucia was suffering from.