MCCANDLESS, Pa. (KDKA) — A husband and wife died after they were found shot behind a dumpster at an apartment complex in McCandless.
Officers arrived at the Club At North Hills Apartment Homes on Duncan Avenue shortly after 8am Wednesday to find a 23-year-old man already dead from at least one gunshot wound. A 25-year-old woman was also found with facial injuries.
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The woman was out of breath, a witness said, and was taken to hospital in critical condition. She died just before 10 a.m., according to a statement from the Allegheny County Police Department.
Investigators determined that both victims were married and did not live in the apartment complex where the shooting occurred, Allegheny County Police said.
The woman was identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner as Molly Beardsley. Her husband has not yet been identified.
McCandless and the Allegheny County Police are at the Club of North Hills Apartment Homes at McCandless on Duncan Avenue.
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Ryan Giernacky, who lives at the complex, was going for coffee when he made the disturbing discovery. He said he heard some sort of gasping behind the dumpster.
“I saw his leg with his boot. I sailed around the fence and saw she was bleeding from her face,” Giernacky said.
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No one else is involved in the shooting, investigators said.
“I was in shock,” Giernacky said. “Honestly, because there’s a Home Goods right here, and I live just around the corner. Just knowing something happened 30 feet from your doorstep is crazy, right? »
Officers did not say who pulled the trigger or what led to the shooting.
“I was watching and wondering what was going on. I was shocked to hear what it actually was,” said buyer Neal Panza.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Hotline at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.
“It’s just a terrible, terrible, tragic event and no one wants it at any time, especially during the holidays,” Panza said.
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