Tow truck driver ending shift shoots his manager dead when the boss tells him to go out on another call: Police

A Pennsylvania tow motortruck worker is accused of shooting his manager dormant due to the fact that the antheral successful complaint asked him to spell retired connected a telephone toward the extremity of his shift.

Niko Hostler, 32, has been charged with transgression homicide, tribunal records reviewed by Law&Crime show. The unfortunate was identified by country NBC affiliate WPXI arsenic 53-year-old Christopher Ashbaugh.

On Wednesday, the 2 workers were astatine Oaks Auto & Truck Service successful Springdale Township, Pennsylvania, according to a transgression ailment obtained by the TV station. Hostler's displacement was wrapping up, and helium wanted to spell location soon, but Ashbaugh sent him retired connected a call.

The suspect was seemingly frustrated, and a combat broke retired betwixt the 2 men.

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According to authorities, Hostler said Ashbaugh punched him successful the face, pushed him, and past took different swing. The suspect claimed helium was "in fearfulness for his life" — not knowing whether his manager had a limb — truthful helium pulled retired a weapon and fired it.

Ashbaugh was reportedly brought to an country hospital, wherever helium was pronounced dead.

A pistillate who lives adjacent said she witnessed astir the full combat betwixt the co-workers.

"I heard them not talk, truthful I thought possibly they resolved it, past I heard them again, arguing, yelling, and past I heard 'pop popular pop pop' similar 5 times," Amanda Mattern told Pittsburgh CBS affiliate KDKA. "I heard the feline that helium changeable lying connected the ground, 'Help me, assistance me.'"

Hostler was arrested, and helium is being held successful the Allegheny County Jail without bail. He had a preliminary arraignment successful tribunal connected Thursday and is owed to instrumentality for a preliminary proceeding connected June 3.