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Bethel Man, 82, Shoots Wife In Head With .22 Caliber Rifle: DA Bethel Man, 82, Shoots Wife In Head With .22 Caliber Rifle: DA
Bethel Man, 82, Shoots Wife In Head With .22 Caliber Rifle: DA An 84-year-old Bethel woman was shot in the head as she was reading the Bible, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The woman was shot by her husband, Howard "Philip" Boltz, as she was sitting at their dinner at their dining room table at 9:10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, as detailed in the affidavit of probable cause.  Boltz, 82, told his wife, "I can't stand it no more. You are cutting me down," as he placed a .22 caliber rifle's barrel against her head, according to the document. The rifle was still covered with a cloth Boltz used to protect it while i…

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Bethel Man, 82, Shoots Wife In Head With .22 Caliber Rifle: DA Bethel Man, 82, Shoots Wife In Head With .22 Caliber Rifle: DA
Bethel Man, 82, Shoots Wife In Head With .22 Caliber Rifle: DA An 82-year-old Berks County man was arrested after shooting his wife in the head with a .22 caliber rifle, the Berks County District Attorney's Office said. Howard “Philip” Boltz, of Bethel, called police to report that he had just shot his wife in their home on Airport Road at 9:10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, according to the district attorney's office. Police found an 84-year-old woman in the residence with a gunshot wound to her head, the district attorney's office said. She was taken to Penn State Hershey Medical Center in stable condition. Boltz was arrested and charged with Criminal Atte…

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