Incident

8-06-2016 Pennsylvania Reading (Sinking Spring) 4-1

Location

August 06, 2016

Incident Address
Reading (Sinking Spring), Pennsylvania

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Megan Lynn Short
  • Age: 33
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Female
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Liana Grace Short
  • Age: 8
  • Age Group: Child 0-11
  • Gender: Female
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Mark Jason Short Jr
  • Age: 5
  • Age Group: Child 0-11
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Willow Rose Short
  • Age: 2
  • Age Group: Child 0-11
  • Gender: Female
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Relationship: Family
  • Name: Mark Jason Short Sr
  • Age: 40
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
  • Suicide^
  • Murder/Suicide
  • Child Involved Incident
  • Child killed (not child shooter)
  • 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)
  • Domestic Violence

Notes

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/16/business/specialty-pharmacies-proliferate-along-with-questions.html

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: 38 Spl

District

Congressional District: 16