BRADENTON - Thomas Fleming, a 67-year-old retired police officer, is behind bars Wednesday for shooting and killing his wife.

Authorities in Bradenton received the call Monday night.

When they arrived, they found Fleming's wife, Clair, dead.

Neighbors are shocked, saying that the Flemings were a loving couple who frequently spent time with their grandchildren.

Fleming spent 20 years as a police officer in Bradenton.