Skip to content Skip to navigation

Police: Homicide investigation after one woman shot

FRACKVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a homicide in Schuylkill County that occurred early Saturday morning.

Frackville Borough Police responded to a home on South Center Street in Frackville Borough around 12 a.m. for a call of a woman with a gunshot wound.

Police investigating fatal shooting in Bradford Co.

At the scene, police found the suspect, 56-year-old Andrew Peleschak of Frackville, who was taken into custody without incident.

The victim, 55-year-old Natalie Peleschak of Frackville, was found dead in the home with multiple gunshot wounds. The Schulykill County Coroner's Office pronounced her deceased.

Andrew Peleschak was air-lifted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

Pennsylvania State Police Frackville is investigating the incident.