Bodies Found In Kitchen

"CRAFTON, PA — A Crafton man shot his estranged wife in the head early Wednesday and then turned the gun on himself, leaving three young daughters behind, Allegheny County officials said.

"Richard Gorsuch, 46, and his wife, Amy Gorsuch, 40, had been married for 10 years but were separated for the past six months, said James Morton, assistant superintendent for the Allegheny County police.

"Ms. Gorsuch spent part of Tuesday night with her brother while the couple's three daughters, ages 8 through 11, were with Ms. Gorsuch's father, with whom she lived, police said.

"About 2 a.m., Superintendent Morton said, Ms. Gorsuch went to the brick ranch house she and her husband bought on 117 Dinsmore Avenue in September 2012.

"`She just came over to check on him,` the superintendent said.

"When Ms. Gorsuch had not returned six hours later, her father dropped the girls off at Crafton Elementary School and drove to the house, police said. He went inside and found their bodies in the first-floor kitchen, police said.

"Ms. Gorsuch's father called for help about 8:15 a.m.

"Investigators determined during autopsies that Mr. Gorsuch fired a single shot into his wife's head and then turned the gun and fired a shot into his head, according to the Allegheny County medical examiner's office."

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