Robert Cy Wingard, 52, was shot dead on October 28, 2022, in Scrubgrass Township near Emlenton, Pennsylvania. The shooting happened in the 700 block of Big Bend Road; Wingard, a White man from Parker, was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the face.

David C. Heathcote, also 52 and a resident of the same road, was arrested and charged with criminal homicide. Pennsylvania State Police say the two men had an ongoing dispute over hunting grounds. Heathcote called police and admitted to shooting Wingard, saying Wingard threatened his daughter and made a threatening move. Investigators recovered a double-barrel shotgun with two spent shells from Heathcote’s vehicle; no firearm was found in Wingard’s vehicle. Heathcote was held without bond pending court proceedings.

Wingard was a 1989 graduate of Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District, a U.S. Army veteran, and had worked 30 years as a construction technician at Iron Mountain. He is survived by two children, Baylie and Easton. Did anyone in the area know about the disputes between these men or have information about that evening?