A Northampton, Pennsylvania home at 2350 Main Street was the scene of a fatal shooting in the early morning hours of a Tuesday in August. Police responded about 3:17 a.m. and found 64-year-old Joseph Myirski fatally wounded in an upstairs bedroom; paramedics were unable to resuscitate him. A firearm was recovered at the scene.

Joseph’s 36-year-old son, Jason John Myirski, was in the same room when officers arrived. As they ordered him out, another shot was heard before he surrendered and was taken into custody. Jason, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq, was charged with criminal homicide and held without bail. Friends said he had grown distant in prior years and there were suggestions he had been struggling with addiction; he told the court he had been taking Suboxone.

Jason’s mental state and possible post-traumatic stress disorder from military service were raised during proceedings. In October 2017 he pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and was sentenced to 9½ to 20 years in prison. Does anyone have additional information about the family or the months leading up to this shooting?