Fatalities from Memorial Day through Labor Day
36 Victims
14 Perpetrators
50 Total Fatalities
September 5, 2009 – Armstrong County
A 44-year-old woman was shot by her 47-year-old husband in Cowanshannock Township. The perpetrator then committed suicide.
August 23, 2009 – Centre County
A 29-year-old father of four was shot by a 29-year-old man in Centre Hall. The perpetrator killed the victim at the request of the victim´s 27-year-old wife, who has also been charged.
August 20, 2009 – Lebanon County
A 51-year-old man was stabbed by his 55-year-old girlfriend in their Annville Township residence. The girlfriend claims she stabbed the man in self-defense.
August 8, 2009 - Berks County
A 49-year-old woman died from burn injuries suffered during an attack in June when her 32-year-old ex-boyfriend doused her with gasoline and set her and her house on fire.
August 3, 2009 - York County
A 68-year-old woman was shot by her 70-year-old husband in their Springettsbury Township home. The victim had locked herself in the basement and called 911 to say that she feared for her life. Responding police went inside the home and then they heard gunshots. They left the home, waited a few minutes, then entered to find the victim dead. The perpetrator had committed suicide.
August 1, 2009 – Luzerne County
A 25-year-old man was shot multiple times by a 22-year-old man during an argument outside of a nightclub. The perpetrator also shot another man who survived. According to police, the men were arguing over a woman who was dating the perpetrator and had a child with the injured man.
July 31, 2009 - Warren County
A 33-year-old woman was shot by her 34-year-old husband. He then committed suicide.
July 27, 2009 - Philadelphia County
A 39-year-old mother of two was shot by her 36-year-old ex-boyfriend in Overbrook. The victim was barricaded in her bedroom calling 911 while the perpetrator was locked in the bathroom. As police arrived, the victim took her two children and fled with them in the car. She made it two blocks before crashing. The perpetrator, who had been hiding in back of the home while police searched inside, chased the victim. When the car crashed, he ran up to the driver´s side window and shot her several times before committing suicide. The victim´s children watched from their seats in the car. They were uninjured. The victim had obtained a Protection From Abuse order against the perpetrator on July 15.
July 26, 2009 - Cumberland County
A 26-year-old man was shot by his girlfriend´s 33-year-old estranged husband in Hampden Township. The perpetrator´s estranged wife and three children – ages 2, 4 and 5 – were in the car at the time. They were uninjured. The perpetrator fled the scene but was later apprehended by police after he fell 15 feet from an oil storage container.
July 25, 2009 - York County
A 44-year-old mother of three was shot by her 50-year-old husband in York. Two of the couple´s three sons were home at the time.
July 21, 2009 - Lackawanna County
A 10-year-old boy and his 9-year-old brother were killed in a house fire set by their 40-year-old father in Scranton. On July 3, the perpetrator had threatened to kill the boys´ mother and the boys by burning down the house with them in it. The boys´ mother and a third son, 12 years old, suffered injuries and survived. The boys´ mother had a PFA against the perpetrator.
July 20, 2009 - Delaware County
A 23-year-old mother of one was shot ten times by her 28-year-old boyfriend in Ridley Township. He then fled to nearby Chester, where he was shot and killed by police after pointing a weapon at a Chester Police officer.
July 18, 2009 - Allegheny County
A 42-year-old man was run over by a car driven by a 38-year-old man, a romantic rival.
July 13, 2009 - Luzerne County
A woman was shot twice by her 50-something boyfriend in her Glen Lyon home. He then committed suicide. The victim´s three daughters were inside the house at the time. The daughters ran outside and screamed for neighbors to call 911.
July 11, 2009 - Lehigh County
A 39-year-old woman was beaten with a baseball bat by her 42-year-old boyfriend. the father of her child, in Allentown.
July 9, 2009 - Allegheny County
A 21-year-old man was shot by another man in Aliquippa. He was taken to a local hospital and was able to identify his assailant before undergoing surgery. He later died. The two men were involved in a dispute over a woman.
July 6, 2009 - Monroe County
A 21-year-old woman was shot by her 23-year-old boyfriend in Effort. He also shot their 2-year-old son. He fled the scene and was arrested in New Hampshire. He was charged with homicide.
July 4, 2009 - Allegheny County
A 28-year-old man was shot by his 20-year-old girlfriend on the street after watching the July 4th fireworks downtown. She was charged with homicide.
June 30, 2009 - Erie County
A 42-year-old mother of four was shot by her 40-year-old husband in Waterford Township. He then committed suicide. The whereabouts of the victim´s four children and the perpetrator´s one child were unknown.
June 28, 2009 - Montgomery County
A 28-year-old man was shot by his 54-year-old father in Horsham.
June 26, 2009 - Montgomery County
A 60-year-old man was shot by his 57-year-old estranged wife in Upper Gwynedd. She then attempted suicide. Both the victim and perpetrator were later found by police. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital, and the perpetrator underwent surgery and survived.
June 26, 2009 - Fayette County
A 46-year-old father of two was stabbed by his 32-year-old girlfriend in Redstone Township. She then drove the victim to the hospital, where he later died.
June 21, 2009 - York County
A 49-year-old woman with developmental delays was shot by her 54-year-old brother, with whom she lived. He then committed suicide.
June 21, 2009 - Monroe County
A 19-year-old man was shot by his 62-year-old father on Father´s Day in Jackson Township. The victim´s girlfriend, who also lived in the home, had gotten into an argument with the perpetrator that turned physical. Her boyfriend came home from work to confront the perpetrator and he was shot.
June 21, 2009 - Philadelphia County
A 31-year-old woman was shot on the street by her boyfriend´s mother´s 56-year-old boyfriend. She died at the scene. The perpetrator then went inside where he shot his 55-year-old girlfriend. She later died at the hospital.
June 20, 2009 - Fayette County
A 30-year-old mother of four was run over by a car driven by her 44-year-old husband. He then fled the scene but was later arrested.
June 14, 2009 - Huntingdon County
A 60-year-old man told his ex-girlfriend he was going to commit suicide if she didn´t come over to his house. She alerted authorities and went to the home. The perpetrator held police at a standoff, eventually committing suicide.
June 8, 2009 - Northampton/Monroe Counties
A 9-year-old boy was kidnapped at gunpoint by his 31-year-old father, who had a PFA against him. The perpetrator´s estranged wife notified police and the perpetrator led police on a 40-mile chase, ending when the perpetrator shot a 34-year-old State Trooper who returned fire, killing the perpetrator. The boy was uninjured. Another State Trooper also was shot and survived.
June 7, 2009 - Lebanon County
A 71-year-old woman was strangled with a guitar string by her 45-year-old son, who lived with her in her Swatara Township home. He was charged with homicide. According to reports, police do not know the exact date of death, but the incident must have occurred sometime between June 7 and June 12.
June 2, 2009 - Dauphin County
A 60-year-old man was stabbed by his 32-year-old daughter in Harrisburg.
June 1, 2009 - Fayette County
A 58-year-old woman was beaten in the head by her 63-year-old boyfriend in Connellsville. He then fled the scene and committed suicide.
June 1, 2009 - Allegheny County
A 24-year-old man killed himself after a four-hour standoff with police. The perpetrator was threatening to kill his family and his sister reported the incident to police officers.
May 31, 2009 - Philadelphia County
A 56-year-old woman was shot by her 55-year-old boyfriend in a Philadelphia bar. He then committed suicide.
May 30, 2009 - Berks County
A 97-year-old woman was shot by her 67-year-old son in Reading. He then committed suicide.
May 26, 2009 - Lehigh County
A 44-year-old man was beaten by his 24-year-old cousin in Allentown. According to reports, the perpetrator had been living with the victim because he had no where else to go. He was charged with homicide.
2010 Fatality Report Summaries by County