Pennsylvania couple shot dead in snow-shoveling argument with neighbor, police say
02/01/2021 10:08 am PST
By Chelsea Strub, WNEP
PLAINS, Pa. (WNEP) -- A disagreement over snow shoveling led to the deaths of three people in Plains Township, according to police.
Luzerne County First Assistant District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce confirms the murder victims are husband and wife. They were shot dead in the street around 9:30 a.m. Monday on West Bergh Street.
The alleged gunman, their neighbor, committed suicide inside his home.
SNOW SHOVELING DISPUTE ENDS WITH 3 DEAD IN PLAINS TOWNSHIP
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Plains Township Police Department Chief confirms a double murder suicide on Bergh Street. Chief tells us this all started as a neighbor dispute over shoveling snow. More details to come live at Noon @WNEP pic.twitter.com/Ce1sVsmX2O
WBRE-TV reports neighbors said they heard about a dozen shots fired. Plains Township Police Chief Dale Binker told WBRE a dispute over shoveling snow turned violent just before 9:30 a.m.
