Two men are dead in what police are saying is an apparent murder-suicide in Schuylkill County on Friday.
State Police-Frackville say they were called to a death investigation Friday at 812 Pine St. in Ashland.
Through investigation, police have determined that two men – identified as Emerson Beacham and Daniel Dugan – were involved in an argument. Both men lived at that residence.
At some point during the argument, police say Beacham shot and killed Dugan with a shotgun. Beacham then took his own life, police say.
Authorities are saying this was an isolated incident with no threat to the public.
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