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Police: Man shoots wife in Delaware Co, leads police on chase before killing self

Published  August 15, 2018 8:19am EDT
U.S.
FOX 29 Philadelphia

UPPER CHICHESTER TWP, Pa. (AP/WTXF) - Authorities say a Pennsylvania man shot his wife and then led police on a chase through Philadelphia before fatally shooting himself early Wednesday morning.

Shortly before 12:30 a.m., officers responded to the 1600 block of Meetinghouse Road in Upper Chichester Township.

Police say the 41-year-old man arrived to the home where his 40-year-old wife lived with her three kids, ages 19, 16, and 10.

The woman had a protection from abuse order against her husband and he was not supposed to be there, according to police.

Investigators say the husband shot his wife multiple times before she was able to flee to a nearby firehouse for help. Medics transported her to Crozer-Chester Medical Center, where she is listed in stable condition.