A Kennett Square man is facing homicide charges after shooting his wife and daughter during a domestic dispute Thursday, according to a press release by the Chester County District Attorney.
The press release states that state police responded to reports of a shooting on the 200 block of Wiltshire Drive in East Marlborough Township around 6:15 p.m.
The district attorney said that two women, ages 75 and 37, were discovered unresponsive laying on the ground inside the residence with multiple gunshot wounds.
According to the press release, life-saving measures were provided to the victims, but were unsuccessful, and both women were pronounced dead at the scene.
According to state police, Roger Hanks, 76, was arrested in the garage of the residence shortly after troopers arrived on scene and was taken into custody.
Online court dockets show that Hanks is facing two counts of murder of the first degree, two felony charges of criminal homicide, two felony charges of murder of the third degree, two felony charges of discharging a firearm into an occupied structure and one charge of possession of a weapon.
Court dockets also show that Hanks is currently being held at the Chester County Prison and was denied bail, and that he has a preliminary hearing scheduled for May 8.
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