Incident

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    1-28-2018 Pennsylvania Melcroft 4-1

    Location

    January 28, 2018

    Ed's Car Wash
    Incident Address
    Melcroft, Pennsylvania

    Participants

    • Type: Victim
    • Name: William Scott Porterfield
    • Age: 29
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Victim
    • Name: Seth William Cline
    • Age: 21
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Victim
    • Name: Chelsia Lou Cline
    • Age: 25
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Female
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Victim
    • Name: Courtney Sue Snyder
    • Age: 23
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Female
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Name: Timothy Smith
    • Age: 28
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Killed

    Incident Characteristics

    • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, suicide)
    • Suicide^
    • Murder/Suicide
    • Mass Murder (4+ deceased victims excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator , one location)
    • Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)
    • Shootout (where VENN diagram of shooters and victims overlap)
    • Domestic Violence
    • Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

    Notes

    Suspect wearing body armor, died at hosp Injured woman was injured by glass, not gunfire

    Guns Involved

    3 guns involved.

    • Type: 223 Rem [AR-15]
    • Type: 9mm
    • Type: 308 Win

    District

    Congressional District: 9
    State Senate District: 32
    State House District: 52