HEMPFIELD WOMAN ARRAIGNED THIS MORNING ON HOMICIDE CHARGES

A Hempfield woman was arraigned this morning on charges of homicide after investigators say she fatally shot her husband over the weekend.  The Trib reports 51-year-old Leann Steel called 911 to get medical attention for her husband after the shooting.  He was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died.  She was found in a neighbor’s yard, with the gun nearby.  Steel is now in Westmoreland County Jail as bail was denied.  A preliminary hearing is set for October 30th.