'Went to Put Some Bullets in Him': Postal Worker Killed in Shocking Attack Over Poison Claim
Louis Vignone, 58, from Moon Township, Pennsylvania, worked with the United States Postal Service for a long time. On Thursday, he was shot and killed in a neighborhood he’d been serving for over 15 years. The incident…
Louis Vignone, 58, from Moon Township, Pennsylvania, worked with the United States Postal Service for a long time. On Thursday, he was shot and killed in a neighborhood he’d been serving for over 15 years.
The incident took place around 10:15 a.m.
Local Debbie Bock said that she’d been working with a contractor on her home when they heard the gunshots ring out. The two of them approached the scene to find the postal worker lying on the ground.
Bock said that the contractor “reached for him to see if there was a pulse and see if there was anything could do but it was clear that he was deceased,” according to WTAE-TV.
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Meanwhile, the shooter, believed by authorities to be 53-year-old Eric Kortz, was on his way to the Carnegie Police Department. When he arrived, Police said he parked his white van, walked into the department and announced he’d like to turn himself in — the only problem was, all the officers were out responding to the shooting, so he had to wait until one came back to be arrested.
It’s an odd case, but the motive is what has people scratching their heads most.
Apparently, Kortz and Vignone used to live on the same street until Vignone moved away in 2018. Neighbor Sheila Kirkpatrick recalled the day his wife announced their departure.