2 women found shot to death in Butler County after man’s apparent suicide in Illinois

ZELINOPLE, Pa. — Two women and a man are dead after a suspected murder-suicide, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

A PSP report states this investigation began on Wednesday in Illinois, where a man reported to the Hillside Police Department that two people were dead at a home in Zelienople, Butler County.

When the Hillside police responded to speak with that man, he was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The PSP report states that after locating an ID, Hillside officers contacted the Jackson Township Police Department, requesting a welfare check at the man’s listed home address on Dior Drive in Zelienople.

At that address, PSP says Jackson Township officers found two women who were shot to death. Both women are believed to be family members of the man.

“I feel like we’ve been in a fog all day. How could this happen here? What was going on behind closed doors? Can’t believe it was more than just a little domestic dispute or something,” neighbor Katie Panneton said.

None of the deceased have been identified, and investigators are working to identify next of kin.

“I knew both of them. The daughter was extremely nice. She would always walk and wave. I talked to the wife and mom. I used to work with her,” one neighbor said. “They were a great bunch of people. It’s a tragedy. It’s a shame. They were all extremely nice.”

PSP is now investigating the circumstances around the deaths, but says investigators do not believe there is a threat to the public. Law enforcement is not searching for anyone else in connection with this incident.

Neighbors tell Channel 11 that troopers were at the Dior Drive home for most of the day Wednesday.

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