INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man was shot and killed Wednesday by his mother’s “significant other” during a dispute in Independence Township, the Washington County Medical Examiner’s Office said Thursday.
Authorities were called shortly before 9 p.m. for the shooting on Camp Ground Road.
Investigators said 64-year-old Arnold Webster shot 31-year-old Joshua Bowland, who was pronounced dead about 11:30 p.m.
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A sawed-off shotgun, which was claimed to be owned by Webster, was found at the scene, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Webster is charged with a weapons violation.
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