Former Plantation Councilman Ralph Merritt and his wife Gloria died Thursday in what police said preliminarily appears to be a homicide-suicide.

The Merritts “were suffering from health problems,” said Det. Robert Rettig, a Plantation Police spokesperson. The couple was found dead at a home in the city Thursday morning, he said. Rettig said detectives are actively investigating.

The city’s post on Facebook, shared about 7:30 p.m., did not provide additional details about their deaths.

“The family asks for privacy at this time,” the city’s post said. “Please keep them in your prayers.”

Merritt was elected to the council in 1975 and served for over two decades. At the time he retired, his career was the longest of any council member in the city’s history.

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