A 61-year-old man who shot four people inside a court house was targeting his wife, state police have confirmed.
Patrick Dowdell opened fire at the Magistrate Court in Masontown, Pennsylvania, at around 2pm on Wednesday.
Dowdell was suppose to have a preliminary hearing on domestic violence charges filed by his wife Crystal, reports KDKA.
State police have confirmed that Patrick Dowdell (left) was the man who shot four people in Masontown, Pennsylvania and that he was after his wife Crystal (right)
Wife Crystal, 39, made a post on Facebook late on Wednesday to say she is OK and that police had taken her phone as evidence.
Crystal, 39, has made a post on Facebook to say she is OK after the shooting
Witnesses at the court said they heard more than five shots and ran for cover.
Misty Fowler said: 'I seen the lady wearing a pink shirt, she was blonde, running across the road. And then we heard pow pow.
'And then two minutes later we heard it five more times or more than that. We all had started running and run for cover.'
David Howard, owner of Howard's Market, told reporters that a woman came into his store to say there had been a shooting.
He said: 'These two police officers didn’t ask a question, just took right off'
An emergency Protection From Abuse order was granted to Dowell's wife Crystal on August 25 and on the day of the shooting it was the second court listing for his preliminary hearing.
Police and emergency services assisted four people who were shot at the court building on Wednesday afternoon and all are said to have non life threatening injuries
State police have confirmed that the shooter, Patrick Dowdell, was targeting his wife Crystal
The PFA is said to have been made in agreement between the couple, meaning there would be no hearing before a judge.
Dowdell was not made to give up any firearms as part of the agreement, but because of the court order he was not allowed to have a gun under federal law.
The glass is shattered on the door where Dowdell opened fire and was shot dead by officers
In the PFA petition, Crystal Dowdell said she had told her husband she wanted a divorce.
He then allegedly locked the door, twisted her arm and grabbed her tightly with a gun in his hand so she couldn't call the police.
She also claimed that the next day he took of his belt, wrapped it around her neck and pulled it tightly so she couldn't breathe.
She managed to escape and called the cops before applying for an emergency PFA.
Fayette County District Attorney Richard Bower told KDKA: 'As a result of the shootings, a German Township police officer made his way to the lobby.
'He shot the actor multiple times, and the actor ended up being killed.'
Masontown Police Sgt. R. Scott Miller was shot in the hand, but his injuries are not serious.
A spokeswoman said on Thursday that two men, ages 35 and 47, and a 39-year-old woman were all released from Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia, on Wednesday night.
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Main photo article A 61-year-old man who shot four people inside a court house was targeting his wife, state police have confirmed.
Patrick Dowdell opened fire at the Magistrate Court in Masontown, Pennsylvania, at around 2pm on Wednesday.
Dowdell was suppose to have a preliminary hearing on domestic violence c...
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