STOCKTON — Authorities following up on a missing persons report Wednesday night discovered a homicide had been committed and took a 62-year-old man into custody.

Stockton police conducted the follow-up at a residence in the 5700 block of East Cherokee Road at around 7 p.m. in east Stockton, even though the location is under the jurisdiction of the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office.

At the scene, officers discovered the body of 59-year-old Susan Hickman. Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Andrea Lopez said the victim died from gunshot wounds.

The victim’s husband, Alan Wayne Hickman, was arrested and booked into County Jail on suspicion of murder and intentional discharge of a weapon with great bodily injury.

Deputies then took over the investigation and Lopez could not provide additional information as the case is still open.

According to jail records, no bail has been set and Alan Hickman is scheduled to appear in Stockton court at 1:30 p.m. on Friday.