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Police Charge 63-Year-Old in West Hempfield Double Homicide

Police cite calls to relatives as a confession preceding the suspect's surrender.

Overview

  • Two women were found dead in a home on the 2100 block of Oak Hollow Drive around 4:50 p.m. Sunday, and a man with an abdominal gunshot wound was hospitalized.
  • Santiago Payano-Sanchez was arraigned on two counts of criminal homicide, attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of children, and he is being held without bail.
  • Officers said they located Payano-Sanchez inside the residence attempting to harm himself before he surrendered and was taken for medical treatment.
  • Investigators reported two children, ages 7 and 2, were inside the home during the shooting but were unharmed, and victim identities have not been released.
  • Police continued processing the scene Monday as officials described the case as an isolated incident with no ongoing threat to the public.