JEROME, Pa. — A 73-year-old western Pennsylvania man was charged with killing his 73-year-old wife after authorities said he was upset by her decision to end their marriage of just a few weeks.
Relatives found the body of Ruth Anne Henderson-McTonic on the back porch of her home Friday, police said. She had been shot twice in the chest with a .22-caliber firearm.
William McTonic of Jerome is charged with homicide. He was arrested in nearby Somerset after he was pulled over by police Friday and is in the Somerset County Jail.
Conemaugh Township police chief Pete Barclay said the couple had been married for only a few weeks and were living in different residences.
A daughter of the victim told police her mother had begun to end the relationship. Authorities say McTonic became upset, threatened the woman and her family, and also threatened suicide.
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