ALLEGHENY, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man shot and killed his sister and then turned the weapon on himself in their western Pennsylvania home.
The Westmoreland County coroner said 59-year-old John Dufford and 62-year-old Karen Dufford were involved in a physical altercation in the Allegheny Township residence shortly after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Coroner Kenneth Bacha said the altercation escalated and the man discharged a firearm, hitting the woman multiple times.
Bacha said the man then shot himself. A deputy coroner pronounced both dead at the scene.
Karen Dufford’s death was ruled a homicide and John Dufford’s death a suicide.
Coroner: Brother shot sister to death, then killed himself
