A long-simmering neighborhood feud boiled over the deadly debate that it would snow on Monday after a winter storm fell 60 centimeters in a small town in Pennsylvania.

According to officials, Jeffrey Spade, 47, committed suicide after shooting his neighbors James and Lisa Goy in a partial shot taken with a surveillance camera in Plains Township, Pennsylvania.

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The disastrous debate took place just before 9 am on Monday, according to prosecutors. According to surveillance footage obtained by investigators, James (50) and Lisa Goy (48) had removed the snow from the parking lot and dumped it on the Spade site across the street.

According to police, Spade confronted the couple about stirring the snow and immediately began trading obscene gestures and insults. James Goy appeared to raise his fist with a threatening gesture, and Spade withdrew into his house. He came back with a pistol and shot the couple in the middle of the street, the prosecutor said. Then he went back inside.

Investigators said Spade returned with an AR-15-style rifle after a while.

“He recovered the rifle and shot it again,” said Sergeant Plains Township. According to a local citizen’s voice newspaper, Michael Smith said.

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The prosecutor said he had found that Goy had already died when police were called to the scene to report gunshots. Police went to Spade’s door and heard a bullet from inside.

“Spade shot himself,” Smith said. “We heard the shot. At that point, we made a tactical entry and he was found in a self-harm bullet.”

A total of 15 to 20 bullets were fired, officials said.

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Neighbors told police that Spade and Goy had long discussed a variety of issues, including snow removal. Police did not have a record of such a dispute.

“They are across the street and when removing snow they throw snow across the property of others,” said Sam Sangedolce, First Deputy District Attorney of Luzerne County.

According to officials, Goy has a 15-year-old son who is currently caring for his grandparents.

Spade lived alone.

— — With a file from the Associated Press

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