Two Dead, Two Critical After Dad's Shooting Rampage

"SHALER TOWNSHIP, PA — Allegheny County Homicide Detectives are looking into a deadly shooting early Thursday morning in Shaler.

"According to police, the incident happened around 3 a.m. in the 400-block of Winterset Drive.

"A family of four lived inside the home, including a father, mother, 19-year-old daughter and a 21-year-old son.

"The father is the suspected shooter and has been identified as, 52-year-old Jim Edwards.

"Police say Edwards grabbed two .44-caliber revolvers and attempted to kill his family.

"`The children were in the respective rooms and he went room to room, for lack of a better term, and shot at all the people,` Allegheny County Police Lt. Andrew Schurman said.

"His wife, Charlene, survived as did the couple’s 21-year-old son, Jim, who is a pharmaceutical student at Duquesne University.

"However, 19-year-old Laurin Edwards, who just celebrated her birthday on Wednesday and was about to head back to Saint Francis University, did not survive.

"According to police, Edwards worked as a electrician and last Friday was `placed on suspension pending further action by his employer.`

"Some neighbors also said there were harassment problems between Edwards and a few people on the street. While the wife was able to tell police a brief account of what happened, a motive is still under investigation.

"`He’s obviously the best source of information for that. And without him to tell us, we may never know exactly. We didn’t find any manuscripts or anything like that,` Lt. Schurman said.

"Edwards was an employee at the Allegheny County Airport.

"Both the mother and son remain in critical condition.

"The family’s dog was also shot and killed in the incident."

From CBS Pittsburgh...