In the quiet community of Meadville, Pennsylvania, the life of 28-year-old Sarah A. Schaaf was brought to a tragic and abrupt end on January 4, 2017. A graduate of Meadville High School and a former student at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Sarah was known as a devoted mother to her young daughter. Her unexpected death, a result of a double shooting, sent ripples of shock and sorrow through the community.
The incident unfolded inside a home on North Main Street, where police were
called to a grim scene. There, they discovered the bodies of Sarah Schaaf and 35-year-old LaMonte Johnson. The investigation by the Meadville Police Department and the Crawford County Coroner's Office soon painted a dark picture of the events that had transpired. Authorities determined that Johnson had shot and killed Schaaf before turning the gun on himself, an act that was officially ruled as a homicide-suicide.
The Crawford County Coroner, Eric Coston, confirmed the cause of death for both individuals as gunshot wounds. The investigation by law enforcement concluded that Johnson was the sole perpetrator in Schaaf's death, and with his own subsequent death, the case was closed. No other suspects were sought, and no arrests were made in connection with the tragic event. The community was left to mourn the loss of a young mother and grapple with the devastating impact of domestic violence.
