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Pennsylvania man Jeffrey Spaide kills neighbors with AR-15-style rifle in fight over clearing snow before shooting self
THE shocking moment a neighbor fatally shot a couple with a handgun and an AR-15-style rifle after an argument over snow shovelling has been captured on CCTV.
Disturbing video footage of the incident shows the couple, James Goy, 50, and Lisa Goy, 48, yelling at Jeffrey Spaide, 47, before on Monday.
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The gunman then took his own life as cops closed in on him in the Hudson section of Plains Township in . Police are treating the incident as a double murder-suicide.
Neighbors say they heard about a dozen shots fired. Police later said a total of 15 to 20 shots were fired during the confrontation.
The argument appears to have been sparked after the victims dumped snow into their neighbor's yard while clearing their cars, the reports.
Spaide asked the pair to stop, which prompted James Goy to throw aside the tool he was using to clean his car, walk up to his neighbor in the street and make a fist at him.
Surveillance video from the scene shows the Goys yelling at Spaide and calling him a 'mother******' and a 'p****.'
Spaide goes back into his house as the Goys continue cursing at him. In the video, James is heard yelling at the neighbor 'I'll knock your a** out' and 'I'll make your life a living hell.'
"What?… F–k you, you f–king scum," Spaide responds.
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Lisa, who is carrying a shovel, then chimes in, “You’re the f–king scumbag. You don’t know how to talk to somebody.”
“That’s right… You’re a p—y, p—y, p—y,” her husband continued while flipping off at the man.
Moments later, Spaide emerges from his residence holding a pistol, but the Goys carry on with the verbal abuse and, with Lisa yelling, "Go ahead! Go ahead!"
When it becomes clear that the man is holding a gun, James yells, “Put the gun down.”
The man fires several rounds, striking the male neighbor before shooting his wife.
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Footage shows James running back towards his house, while his wife falls to the ground in the middle of the street, where Spaide fires at her twice again.
“Call the cops,” James shouts before the gunman chases and shoots him again.
His wife lying on the ground then cries out, “You f–ker, you!”
The gunman then goes back into his house and returns with a larger rifle, which he uses to shoot his neighbors again, killing both in the middle of the street.
“You should have kept your f–king mouth [shut],” Spaide could be heard saying before shooting the woman again.
Police said Spaide then went back inside his home and used a third rifle to kill himself.
According to prosecutors, witness accounts and surveillance video showed that the Goys and Spaide, who had a history of disputes, clashed while removing snow from their respective properties directly across the street from one another.
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As the Goys were clearing their cars, they pushed the snow across the street and dumped it onto Spaide's property, according to prosecutors.
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The Goys had a 15-year-old son with autism who is now staying with his grandparents.
The deadly confrontation came as Winter Storm Orlena tore through the East Coast, dumping as much as 30 inches of snow in some regions.
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