PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A 76-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection to the fatal shooting of his wife and daughter inside their Chester County home Thursday night.
Police say around 6:15 p.m. troopers were dispatched to the 200 block of Wiltshire Drive following a report of a shooting. Inside, they found Roger Hanks’ wife and daughter unresponsive on the ground with gunshot wounds.
“The defendant senselessly shot and killed his family because of a basic dispute,” said District Attorney Christopher L. de Barrena-Sarobe. “It is unfathomable that anyone would react this way.”
Hanks is being held at Chester County Prison without bail. He’s charged with two counts of first-degree murder and other related charges.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 8.