Georges Twp. woman allegedly shoots and kills sleeping husband
A Georges Township woman shot and killed her husband in their Sheldon Avenue home early Saturday morning, according to Uniontown state police.
Suzann Marie Bricker, 49, fired one shot from a .22 caliber pistol that struck her husband, Steve Andrew Bricker, 51, in his chest while the latter was sleeping in their bed around 2:15 a.m., state police said.
Bricker then turned the pistol on herself, police said, firing a round that struck her in her chest and caused minor injury. She then drove herself to Uniontown Hospital before being transported to Allegheny General Hospital’s trauma center.
Steve Bricker was dead before state police arrived on the scene, according to police.
Bricker was charged with criminal homicide and awaits arraignment, police said Saturday morning.