Officials Describe How Gunman Killed 5 Relatives and Set Pennsylvania House on Fire

Officials Describe How Gunman Killed 5 Relatives and Set Pennsylvania House on Fire
A makeshift memorial at the scene of a shootout and house fire that killed six members of an extended family in East Lansdowne, Pa., on Feb. 28, 2024. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
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EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa.—Four of the five family members found dead in a house fire near Philadelphia were fatally shot by an adult male relative who also killed himself after setting fire to the home, authorities said Wednesday.

The youngest victim, a 10-year-old boy, was not shot but died of smoke inhalation, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said as officials closed the investigation into the six Le family deaths in East Lansdowne.