WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — A woman was shot by her husband Wednesday night at a home in West Mifflin, police said.
The shooting was reported shortly before 7 p.m. on Rossmoor Drive.
Investigators said the woman was shot once in the chest by 55-year-old Richard Kadish. The couple’s son was home at the time.
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According to a criminal complaint obtained by Channel 11 News, the woman told officers she had been shot by her husband as she lay bleeding on the living room floor.
The woman told police that the shooting happened during an argument, the complaint said. Police said they found a pistol on top of a car outside the home.
A neighbor, who did not want to be identified, told Channel 11 News that he heard arguing and then a single gunshot. He claims Kadish was laughing as police took him away in handcuffs.
Police said they had been called to the home in the past for other incidents.
The woman was taken to a hospital, where she was last listed in critical but stable condition.
Kadish faces charges including aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person.
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