POLICE: Woman Found Shot Dead In Truck In Perry Township

A homicide investigation is underway after a woman was found shot dead inside a Toyota pickup truck overnight Friday.

According to the police report, and at approximately 3:17 a.m. on Saturday, PA State Police located a vehicle over a hillside along River Road in Perry Township near Butler Avenue. Emergency responders found a 39-year-old female from Corry, PA deceased inside the truck, partially over a hillside, with an apparent gunshot wound. Her husband, a 40-year-old male from Corry, PA was discovered outside the vehicle, further over the embankment, with gunshot wounds. The male was flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital where he remains in critical condition the report relates.

Corry is a city in northwestern Pennsylvania approximately a two hour drive from Ellwood City.

According to news reports, investigators gathered pieces of evidence from the hillside. Police have not made any arrests or identified any suspects.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is requested to contact the PA State Police New Castle Station at 724-598-2211.