Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Chester, PA: Chester shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 injured

Chesterfield County police say an apparent domestic dispute in Chester resulted in a shooting that left two women injured and a man dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The shooting occurred just before 11 a.m. Sunday at a home in the 2700 block of Executive Drive, immediately southwest of John Tyler Community College.

Officers found an 18-year-old woman with a gunshot wound coming out of the house. She was taken to VCU Medical Center, where she was in critical but stable condition today.

A 41-year-old woman who was found inside the house was also taken to VCU Medical Center, where she was in stable condition today.

Near the second victim, police found her husband, Abdul A. Evans, 43, dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot. Police said the 18-year-old victim is Evans' daughter.

Police said they were continuing to investigate the matter today.

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