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Chelsie Lou Cline

Case from Melcroft, PA dated Jan 28, 2018

Victim Details

Chelsie Lou Cline

Female

White / Caucasian

Melcroft

PA

2018-01-28

25

Chelsie

Lou Cline

06/28/2026

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Chelsie Lou Cline, a 25-year-old woman from Melcroft, Pennsylvania, tragically lost her life on January 28, 2018. She was one of four victims in a mass shooting at a car wash in Melcroft. The incident occurred early Sunday morning when a gunman opened fire on the victims, killing Chelsie and three others: Cortney Sue Snyder, Seth Cline, and William Porterfield.

The shooter, identified as Timothy O'Brien Smith, was a 28-year-old man who had a history of obsession with Chelsie. According to ...
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  • Melcroft, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia
  • ABC News: Suspected gunman in quadruple homicide at rural Pennsylvania car wash dies
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