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Murder-Suicide in Susquehanna County

Murder-Suicide in Susquehanna County - Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 5:35PM EST

Reported by: Mike Trim
Tuesday, Jul 1, 2008 @ 05:35pm EST
SPRINGVILLE TWP., SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY- Police say a Springville Township man killed his daughter then took his own life. The Susquehanna County coroner says it happened Monday morning at about 8:00.

47-year old Clark Steele apparently shot his 13-year-old daughter Olivia, and then took his own life.

Olivia Steele just finished 7th grade at Elk Lake secondary school in Susquehanna County. Monday night, she was found dead with her father, Clark Steele at their Springville Township home.

Neighbor Shirley Krayeski taught Olivia in school. Krayeski says, "Very nice girl. I mean, quiet, very nice, very pleasant. I'm just, i just can't believe it. Cannot believe it."

Troopers say Clark Steele shot and killed his daughter Olivia. Then, he apparently turned the gun on himself. Steele's son, who neighbors call C. J., found the bodies Monday evening.

People who knew the family are still making sense of everything. Pam Marshall of Springville Township says, "You know that poor girl. You know, taking her life out, so young. It's just tragic."

Neighbors tell us Clark Steele helped out at the Teel farm in Springville Township. We're told Olivia loved horses. One is still in the family's back yard.

At Elk Lake School District, school is out for the summer. Administrators met Tuesday morning. They'll decide if anything should be done at the school due to the loss of a student.

The district tells Eyewitness News it's waiting for funeral arraignments to be scheduled. It says grief counselors will likely be available for Olivia Steele's classmates.
 


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