Crime & Safety
2 Shot, Killed Inside Chester Co. Home; 76-Year-Old Man Charged
Police arrived to find the suspect in the garage and the two victims inside already dead.
CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Two people were shot and killed inside a Chester County home on Thursday, and an elderly man was taken into custody, Pennsylvania State Police said.
The incident occurred in East Marlborough Township, on the 200 block of Wiltshire Drive, at around 6:17 p.m. on April 25.
The suspect was identified only a 76-year-old "white male non-Hispanic.
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Pennsylvania State Police said they found him in the garage of the home when they arrived and he was immediately taken into custody without incident.
The two victims were found dead inside the home.
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Circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear.
The state police Avondale barracks said that more information will be provided to the public as the investigation continues.
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