Police: Argument Over $40 Led To Fatal Double Shooting In Etna
ETNA (KDKA) -- Court papers filed by police provide new information about the man charged in a double murder in Etna.
Josh Huber told reporters that it was self-defense, but according to the papers, he admitted neither of the victims had a weapon.
Melissa Zuk, 22, of McCandless, and Derek Schindler, 30, of Glenshaw, were found shot to death inside Huber's apartment in Etna.
A fourth person, a friend of Zuk's was also there but not shot.
According to the paperwork, Huber told police the group had been drinking and smoking pot when an argument started over a missing $40.
He claims Zuk began smacking and slapping him, and allegedly told investigators: "I shot them. She kept coming at me. I shot them."
He allegedly admitted to shooting Zuk first and then Schindler after he came charging at him.
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Neighbor Don Cox may be responsible for Huber's quick capture.
"Seven o'clock this morning, I heard yelling and screaming coming from the apartment underneath me," said Cox. "I heard pop, pop, pop, pop, grabbed my phone called 911, grabbed a 12-gauge and headed down the steps."
He says he encountered Huber as he appeared to be leaving.
"Stuck a 12-gauge in his face and made him get on the floor. It's hard to argue with a 12-gauge," he said.
Huber faces two counts of criminal homicide.
