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May 11, 2009

UPDATE – Man dead in Cresson Township after shooting woman in the face, police say

Anonymous The Tribune-Democrat Mon May 11, 2009, 09:26 AM EDT

CRESSON — An Everett woman is recovering from a shotgun blast to the face fired by a man who, police say, then fatally shot himself.

Cresson Township police say the shootings occurred Saturday about 11:30 p.m. at a mobile home.

They say 30-year-old John Adelsbers, of Cresson, shot 42-year-old Kimberly Grant, of Everett, in the side of the face before fatally shooting himself in the head.

Grant was taken to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh where Cresson Township police say she is in stable condition on Monday.

State police along with police from Ebensburg, Loretto and Cresson boroughs also responded.

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