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John Michael Roskowski, 69, was fatally shot on August 17, 2023, in the lobby of Cable Services Company in Old Lycoming Township, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He had visited on August 16 to have his vehicle serviced, which displeased the company’s CEO and his brother-in-law, Kenneth Michaels, 65, who allegedly told employees Roskowski was no longer welcome. Roskowski returned the next day, became agitated after being told he could not enter, and persistently rang the locked front door buzzer. Michaels reportedly retrieved a loaded handgun from his desk, confronted Roskowski and after a brief exchange shot him once in the abdomen. Roskowski was taken to UPMC Williamsport, where he was pronounced dead.

Kenneth Michaels was arrested in Cape May, New Jersey, on September 1, 2023, extradited to Pennsylvania and charged with criminal homicide and possession of an instrument of crime. He has been held without bail while awaiting trial; a request for bail in November 2023 was denied. In August 2024, Judge Ryan Tira ordered removal of the Lycoming County District Attorney Tom Marino from the case because of potential conflicts of interest. The trial date had not been set as of December 2024. Does anyone have information about Roskowski, his visits to the company, or the events in the lobby that day?