Deadly Interlude

"MONTOURSVILLE, PA — A romantic interlude that went bad is what state police believe may have led to the shooting death of a Williamsport man.

"Investigators Monday said they may never know all the facts because the woman they think shot Edward Joseph White Jr., 78, committed suicide about 10 hours later.

"A state trooper said he saw Jacqueline Delguerico, 28, of Williamsport, shoot herself in the head as she was driving east in the 1800 block of East Third Street in Loyalsock Twp. with city police cruisers following her.

"Troopers said she was driving her car, not White's car, as Williamsport Assistant Police Chief Tim Miller had reported Sunday. The car veered off Third Street into the side of a building owned by Schneider Valley Farms.

"Trooper Tyson Havens said Monday White considered Delguerico his girlfriend. They had driven separately to Walmart in Montoursville Saturday night and a video shows the two argued before he got into her car, he said.

"About 11:45 p.m. Saturday, borough police were sent to Fairview Drive north of Mulberry Street for what was thought was a hit-run victim.

"When emergency personnel discovered White had been shot, state police took over the investigation. White was pronounced dead at 12:40 a.m. Sunday at Williamsport Regional Medical Center.

"Police had notified surrounding police departments to be on the lookout for Delguerico’s car and a city police officer spotted it about 10:30 a.m.

"She refused to stop and continued at normal speed out of the city to where she shot herself as other units were converging, police said.

"The hand gun Delguerico used to kill herself had been reported stolen in South Williamsport last week. Borough Police Chief Robert Hetner said officers had been trying to locate her to question her about the theft.

"A state parole official said officers also had been looking for Delguerico. She was on supervision on theft and drug paraphernalia charges from Lackawanna County, he said.

"Delguerico had voluntarily appeared at a district judge’s office last Monday to answer a summons on state police theft and receiving stolen property charges. She was accused of stealing $267 from a restaurant where she had been a manager.

"Six suicide notes were found in her car, Havens said, leading investigators into believing she intended to take her own life.

"Whether someone else was in the car at the time of the shooting is part of the ongoing investigation, police said."

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