Jessica McCulloch, 36, had recently reconciled with her husband. Her ex-boyfriend Joseph Pentz, 32, killed her, wounded her husband, then killed himself, the coroner said.
around 6:15 a.m. for a report of shots fired in a domestic incident.
Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall on Thursday identified the victim as Jessica McCulloch, 36. Her husband remains in the hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.Jessica McCulloch had separated from her husband and dated Pentz, but had recently reconciled with her husband, officials said.McCulloch had three children: two teenage boys and a 7-year-old girl. The children were in the home during the murder-suicide but were not physically harmed.
McCulloch ran a preschool with her mother and the pair were planning to open a second location this year. “My mother & I would like to officially announce that we will be opening our second childcare facility in a town that I grew up in,” she posted on her facebook page last month. “I have already had the pleasure of working with so many children and families in this community and we could not be more excited for this opportunity.”Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.