Sunday, September 20, 2009

Leechburg, PA: Western Pa. man kills estranged girlfriend, self

The Associated Press

LEECHBURG, Pa. - Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a man shot and killed his estranged girlfriend and then took his own life.

Armstrong County Coroner Robert Bower says 30-year-old Jason Daugherty killed 25-year-old Vanessa Nickzad early Saturday at their home in Leechburg, about 25 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Bower says Daugherty then turned the gun on himself.

Leechburg police said a third person was wounded in the 12:05 a.m. Saturday shooting, but the injuries were not considered life-threatening.

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