2 dead after murder-suicide in Mercer County, police say

WEST SALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Two men are dead after a murder-suicide in Mercer County Monday, police said.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, troopers were called to a roadway near East Jamestown Road in West Salem Township on Monday for a report of a dead man. Police said they discovered he had been shot.

When the witness found the victim, police said a gunshot was heard nearby.

Police said they later found the suspect with serious gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital, where he died.

Police said they are not releasing the names of the victim and suspect at this time. Investigators declined to release further information.

Greenville police assisted in the investigation, state police said.