07-04-2011, 06:15 AM
another BOLO, but have no suspect description yet.
Boston Herald
Pennsylvania authorities are on a manhunt for a killer who shot five people at a rural Douglass Township home Saturday night, leaving a Fall River toddler and a Yarmouth man dead and critically injuring three others.
Gregory Erdmann, 2, of Fall River and Joseph Shay, 43, of Yarmouth and New York City were both shot in the head and killed, said Montgomery County First Assistant District Attorney Kevin R. Steele in a statement.
Three other victims — Gregory’s mother, Kathryn Erdmann, 37, and the home-owners, Paul Shay, 64, and Monica Shay, 58, both of New York City — were hospitalized in critical condition, Steele said.
The killings occurred at 50 Renninger Road in Bechtelsville, about 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
Neighbor Kathy Landis, 51 — who lives about a tenth of a mile from the murder scene — told the Herald there are only seven houses on their dirt road.
“We’ve owned property here for 30 years and we have never had one problem in 30 years,” said Landis in a phone interview.
Paul and Monica Shay had been restoring their property for years, occasionally staying there on weekends, Landis said.
“There’s only two dirt roads in the whole township so we get very little traffic in here whatsoever. The only cars that come in here are from the people who live on the road,” Landis said.
No arrests have been made, and police did not have a description of the shooter, Steele said. None of the surviving victims were able to speak to investigators.
Paul Shay, 64, and Monica Shay, 58, live in New York City, where he owns a plumbing business and his wife is an associate professor at Pratt Institute. She grew up on the property on Renninger Road, a gravel road that yellow police tape blocked off until late Sunday.
Joseph Shay - Paul Shay's nephew - had an extensive criminal record in New York and New Jersey dating to 1992, when he was sentenced in Atlantic County to 10 years in prison for drug dealing. He was released in 1998, state records show.
More recently, he was imprisoned for nearly two years in New York for grand larceny - the theft of $1,000 or more. He was released about a year ago, according to state records.
One acquaintance said Paul Shay had recently confided that his nephew was working for him as part of his rehabilitation.
edit to add:
A man who shot five people in Montgomery County Saturday night was killed by police late Monday morning as the Trainer house he was in was surrounded by police SWAT teams.
At a press conference, Delaware County District Attorney Mike Green and Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said the suspect died in the basement. Ferman said the suspect, Mark Geisenheyner, 51, was killed by police.
Authorities said Geisenheyner had a long criminal history in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York. Some of the crimes were related to insurance fraud.
Law enforcement officials said there were multiple negotiations between the suspect and police during the standoff. Geisenheyner was armed with a .45 caliber handgun.
murdered child:
long-haired guy is dead shooter.
Boston Herald
Pennsylvania authorities are on a manhunt for a killer who shot five people at a rural Douglass Township home Saturday night, leaving a Fall River toddler and a Yarmouth man dead and critically injuring three others.
Gregory Erdmann, 2, of Fall River and Joseph Shay, 43, of Yarmouth and New York City were both shot in the head and killed, said Montgomery County First Assistant District Attorney Kevin R. Steele in a statement.
Three other victims — Gregory’s mother, Kathryn Erdmann, 37, and the home-owners, Paul Shay, 64, and Monica Shay, 58, both of New York City — were hospitalized in critical condition, Steele said.
The killings occurred at 50 Renninger Road in Bechtelsville, about 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
Neighbor Kathy Landis, 51 — who lives about a tenth of a mile from the murder scene — told the Herald there are only seven houses on their dirt road.
“We’ve owned property here for 30 years and we have never had one problem in 30 years,” said Landis in a phone interview.
Paul and Monica Shay had been restoring their property for years, occasionally staying there on weekends, Landis said.
“There’s only two dirt roads in the whole township so we get very little traffic in here whatsoever. The only cars that come in here are from the people who live on the road,” Landis said.
No arrests have been made, and police did not have a description of the shooter, Steele said. None of the surviving victims were able to speak to investigators.
Paul Shay, 64, and Monica Shay, 58, live in New York City, where he owns a plumbing business and his wife is an associate professor at Pratt Institute. She grew up on the property on Renninger Road, a gravel road that yellow police tape blocked off until late Sunday.
Joseph Shay - Paul Shay's nephew - had an extensive criminal record in New York and New Jersey dating to 1992, when he was sentenced in Atlantic County to 10 years in prison for drug dealing. He was released in 1998, state records show.
More recently, he was imprisoned for nearly two years in New York for grand larceny - the theft of $1,000 or more. He was released about a year ago, according to state records.
One acquaintance said Paul Shay had recently confided that his nephew was working for him as part of his rehabilitation.
edit to add:
A man who shot five people in Montgomery County Saturday night was killed by police late Monday morning as the Trainer house he was in was surrounded by police SWAT teams.
At a press conference, Delaware County District Attorney Mike Green and Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said the suspect died in the basement. Ferman said the suspect, Mark Geisenheyner, 51, was killed by police.
Authorities said Geisenheyner had a long criminal history in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York. Some of the crimes were related to insurance fraud.
Law enforcement officials said there were multiple negotiations between the suspect and police during the standoff. Geisenheyner was armed with a .45 caliber handgun.
murdered child:
long-haired guy is dead shooter.