BUTLER COUNTY, PA. (THECOUNT) — Terry Bolar, of Evans City, Pennsylvania, has been identified as the victim in a Saturday murder-suicide in Butler County. 46-year-old Charles Smith has been identified as the deceased shooter.
Bolar, 39, was found shot dead inside an Evans City residence on Saturday.
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According to reports, police responded to a call of a suicidal man at the West Sunbury Cemetery in Clay Township on Saturday afternoon. When they arrived, Smith was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Bolar was later found dead of gunshot injuries at a home located at, 131 Hillvue Lane in Evans City.
Police said the investigation determined Smith fatally shot Bolar before turning the weapon on himself.
It is unclear how the men knew each other.
A motive in the killing is under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Butler County is a county in the western part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 183,862. Its county seat is Butler. Butler County was created on March 12, 1800, from part of Allegheny County and named in honor of General Richard Butler, a hero of the American Revolution – Wikipedia.