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New Details About Wellsboro Murder

New Details About Wellsboro Murder - Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 10:45PM EST

Wellsboro, Tioga County-

Police in Tioga County are releasing more details about a murder in broad daylight Monday afternoon.

It happened at a home at 43 East Avenue in Wellsboro. Wellsboro police say 61-year-old David Conson shot and killed 59-year-old Michael "Mick" Osgood just after 2pm Monday.

On Tuesday, the shooting was the talk of this quiet little town.

Tom Fahsbender, of Richmond Township, explained, "Well it's kind of a rural area. You just don't see that kind of thing here. You don't see murder."

We've now learned that the shooting was the result of an ongoing landlord/ tenant dispute. Osgood was the landlord. He was in the process of evicting Conson from the building.

Police say David Conson fired a shot from his pistol right through the glass on a storm door, striking Michael Osgood as he stood on the back porch. Shattered glass still litters the yard.

Fahsbender noted, "That part doesn't surprise me. Trying to get somebody out of your house, if you're a landlord, is awful tough."

Police responded and arrested Conson just minutes after the shooting.

Osgood, a husband and father of four, died about an hour later at a nearby hospital. A memorial wreath sits against the front of the house.

Conson now faces one count of criminal homicide.

Most people in Wellsboro say they can't remember the last time there was a murder here.

Fahsbender added, "Beautiful area. It's just a shame that these things happen."

Conson is locked up at the Tioga County Prison. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for December 19th.
 


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