Joseph F. Mullner Jr. was a 64-year-old retired electrician from Cherryville, Pennsylvania, who died on October 4, 2017. He had worked for Essroc Cement Co. for 42 years and was remembered for his love of cars and motorcycles, fishing and rock collecting. An Eagle Scout, he stayed involved with Boy Scouts alongside his son.

On the evening of his death, Mullner and his wife, Melinda, were shot at their home in Lehigh Township following a personal dispute that may have involved money. His cousin, John Michael Hann, 61, was arrested after an overnight manhunt and standoff with police; Melinda Mullner survived but was critically injured. The community described the killing as a shocking event in a rural area where such violence was rare.

Mullner’s family held a memorial service at Queenship of Mary Church in Northampton, PA, and remembered him as a loving husband, father, and grandfather. If anyone knew Joseph or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.