Barnstable man killed in shooting; wife held

A man was found shot to death in his Barnstable home yesterday afternoon, just hours before police arrested his wife in the slaying.

Police found Patrick Lancaster , 50, dead in his Coach Lane home after a female called 911 from the home just before 12:20 p.m., police said. Authorities found Lancaster suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

About three hours later, police arrested Lancaster's wife, Ann Gryboski, 51, after an interview at the station, police said.

Gryboski is a doctor working at Yarmouth Internists in South Yarmouth, a patient said.

"I can't believe it. We're just in shock. She was a wonderful doctor, very sweet, very caring, and she was quiet," said the patient from Brewster, who received care from Gryboski for the past 10 years. The patient did not want to give her name.

Barnstable police released few details about the slaying as they and the district attorney's office were investigating.

A neighbor said Lancaster was a builder and worked in the home repair industry.

The neighbor said he did not notice anything unusual about the couple, who he said lived in the neighborhood for more than 20 years.

"It's a nice, close-knit family. The wife would walk the dogs all the time. He'd come home from work, and I'd see him walking the dogs sometimes," said the neighbor, who did not want to give his name out of respect for the family.

The neighbor said the couple had two grown children.

Gryboski was scheduled to be arraigned today in Barnstable District Court.