2 women dead after shooting in Beaver County, suspect identified

NEW SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Two women are dead after a shooting in Beaver County.

Dispatchers say emergency crews were called to the 400 block of Klein Road in New Sewickley Township at around 2:02 p.m. on Saturday.

The New Sewickley Township Police Department said when they arrived on the scene they found a man with a gun who was barricaded.

Beaver County 911 said SWAT units were called to the scene.

The man was found inside the house and was taken into custody.

Police say two women were also found dead inside the house. A third woman was found but she was not injured.

The DA said the suspect is Benjamin D. Selby, 43. Selby is facing two counts of criminal homicide and one count of kidnapping for ransom.

Selby is being held at the Beaver County Jail.

Hailee Mahoney, 19, lives just up the road with her parents and heard the police talking to the suspect with a megaphone.

“We heard them telling them to get out and put your hands up. Then once we heard that, we didn’t hear too much, and then we heard a few shots after that,” Mahoney said. “Probably about like five minutes after that, we did hear another shot and that one was very startling and that one was very loud.”

Mahoney said she was just getting home as the chaos was unfolding.

“We all were starting to get pretty nervous, and I said to my parents, ‘I think something may be going on over there. That’s not good.’ Because a lot of cars were coming and then we saw SWAT come in and there’s just a lot going on,” she said.

It’s unclear what led up to the gunshots, but moments before, Mahoney said she saw a man in the driveway.

“I saw, like, someone frantic on their phone, running around, kind of just looking back and forth and pacing a lot like something bad happened,” she said.

While police say neighbors were never in any danger, the entire situation left those who live there rattled.

“I can’t believe it to be honest,” said Andrew Cefaratti, who said he heard gunshots from up the road in Cranberry where he lives. “It’s so close to home and that’s kind of scary.”

Mahoney said, “It’s very sad and honestly, something I never would expect, especially in our neighborhood.”

Channel 11 reached out to the Beaver County coroner for more information and is waiting to hear back.

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