Thursday, July 22, 2010

Hampton, PA: Police investigating attempted murder-suicide in Hampton

Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Allegheny County police were investigating what may have been an attempted murder-suicide in which a woman was critically wounded and her boyfriend died early Tuesday.

Investigators said John Kohan, 53, and the 57-year-old woman, whose name was not released, were shot inside a house in the 4600 block of Sylvan Drive in Hampton. The woman, who was shot in the face, was in critical condition at a hospital, police said.

The county medical examiner's office said an autopsy would be conducted before investigators could determine the manner of Mr. Kohan's death, but preliminary indications pointed to a suicide.

County emergency dispatchers said they received a call about the shootings at 4 a.m.

Neighbors in the area know little about the couple. They said Mr. Kohan and his girlfriend were relatively quiet.

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