Louisiana ? A 63-year-old man who killed two people and wounded three others at a downtown law firm was involved in a divorce settlement in which his ex-wife laid claim to half his property, court records show.

John C. Ashley was killed in a 10-hour standoff with police that ended about 12:30 a.m. Friday. Police say the retired city maintenance worker’s anger over the divorce settlement may have triggered the rampage.

His ex-wife, Audrey Ashley, was entitled to more than $55,000 in net assets and had recently claimed she was due a portion of his retirement, according to court records obtained by The (Alexandria) Town Talk newspaper. The couple divorced in 1997.

On Tuesday, Alexandria state District Judge George C. Metoyer signed an order for John Ashley to explain why his ex-wife’s estimation of assets was not accurate.

John Ashley opened fire at the Giordano & Giordano Law Office, killing 32-year-old Camille “Joey” Giordano II and postal worker John Martin “Marty” Thiels, 50. Three others were injured, but their conditions were not available Saturday.