Va. soldier sought in 4 deaths found dead in Pa.

[UpInArms]

Source: Associated Press via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

PHILADELPHIA — A soldier suspected of killing four people in Pennsylvania and Virginia was found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in suburban Philadelphia after a daylong manhunt during which he fired at and injured officers, authorities said.

The body of Leonard John Egland, 37, of Fort Lee, Va., was found shortly after 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Bucks County community of Warwick Township, where he had been sought since early morning, said Pennsylvania State Police spokesman David Lynch.

Egland fired at officers as he was sought in the Virginia deaths of his ex-wife, her boyfriend and the boyfriend's young son, as well as his former mother-in-law in Bucks County, police said.

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Egland had recently returned from the latest of three deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Heckler said. He didn't have details on his rank or military service.

Read more: http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/va-soldier-sought-in-1149976.html

[monmouth]

1. Too sad for words....n/t

[MgtPA]

2. He was a US Army Captain who had just returned from his 3rd tour last week.

After killing his ex-wife, her boy friend, and the boy friend's 10-year old son, Egland took his daughter and drove from VA to Bucks County PA in a Cat 1 hurricane to kill his mother-in-law. SWAT teams and helicopters were searching wooded areas around here all day.

Sounds like a case of extreme PTSD to me.