Police: Collier Man Shot Mom Because She Hadn't Made Dinner

A Collier Township man shot his mother because she hadn't made him dinner when he returned from a night of drinking, police said.

Joseph Janscar, 46, remained in the Allegheny County Jail Wednesday. He is charged with aggravated assault, attempted homicide and reckless endangerment in the shooting shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday.

Police said Janscar argued with his 66-year-old mother, Janet Janscar, when he returned to their home. After threatening to shoot himself, police said he fired the shotgun through his mother's bedroom door, wounding her in the hip.

Online court records don't list an attorney for Janscar, who faces a preliminary hearing Monday.

Police said his mother was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

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