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A man suspected of killing four at a Pennsylvania car wash is the jealous ex of one of the victims, relatives have revealed.
Timothy Smith, 28, is suspected of gunning down William Porterfield, 27, Chelsie Cline, 25, Cortney Snyder, 23, and Seth Cline, 21, around 3am on Sunday at Ed’s Car Wash in Melcroft.
Smith, a cook at a nearby country club, was placed on life support after receiving a gunshot wound to his head following the deadly incident. Police say it was likely self-inflicted and he is not expected to survive.
Another female victim hid in the back seat of a truck and suffered minor injuries from broken glass, authorities say.
Smith was armed with a semi-automatic rifle, a .308-caliber rifle and a handgun. He had been wearing a body armor carrier without the ballistic panels inserted at the time of the shooting.
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The suspect in Sunday’s Pennsylvania car wash shooting Tim Smith is pictured. He was armed with a semi-automatic rifle, a .308-caliber rifle and a handgun (it’s unclear whether the exact gun is shown) Family members of his victims said he was the jealous ex to one of girls
Suspected shooter Smith is shown left next to his ex-girlfriend Chelsea Cline who died Sunday
William Porterfield (left) also was shot dead Sunday. His wife said he had been hanging out with Cline days before her ex-boyfriend killed them
Courtney Snyder is the fourth victim who was shot dead. Her Facebook bio reads ‘full time mommy’
A male neighbor near the car wash told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review he heard roughly 30 gunshots fired over a span of minutes.
Porterfield’s pregnant wife, Jenna Porterfield, 24, revealed her husband and Cline – a former girlfriend to Smith – hung out together for two days prior to the shooting that killed them both, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The wife said she and her spouse were having marital issues since their November wedding, but she didn’t care ‘what he did’ and ‘would give anything to have him back.’
Police did not reveal whether the suspect knew the other two victims.
Cline’s half-sister, Sierra Kolarik, told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Smith was obsessed with Cline, even after the pair’s relationship came…