Pennsylvania Shootings: 9 Killed In 2 Incidents Sunday

Nine people died in two separate Pennsylvania shootings that occurred in less than 24 hours.

The streak of violence began early Sunday, Jan. 28, when a gunman armed with a semi-automatic rifle and a handgun killed two men and two women at a car wash in Fayette County before turning the gun on himself, authorities said. Another woman suffered minor injuries when she hid in the back seat of a truck as gunfire erupted, sources say.

Then, four people were shot to death inside a row home in Reading on Sunday evening. Police have not yet said what lead to the slayings or who is responsible in that incident, which happened on South 3rd Street around 7 p.m. Sunday.

In the Reading shooting, all of the victims were males, reports The Reading Eagle. Three died at the scene and the fourth was declared dead at a hospital.

The Fayette County shooting happened at 3 a.m. along state Route 711 in Melcroft. The shooter was identified as Timothy O'Brien Smith, 28. The victims have been identified as William Porterfield, 27, Chelsie Cline, 25, Courtney Snyder, 23, and Seth Cline, 21. Smith later died at the hospital.

That incident was driven by jealously in connection with a past romantic relationship, family members told NBC10. Multiple media outlets said he was wearing body armor during the shooting.

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