Renee Lynn Gill, 37, a mother from Langeloth in Smith Township, Pennsylvania, was shot inside her home on Eleanor Street around 1:15 a.m. on June 16, 2025. Masked intruders dressed in black entered the house, an argument followed, and shots were fired that struck white female, Renee Lynn Gill, 37, and her adult son. Paramedics treated her at the scene, but she was pronounced dead at the home a few hours later; her son was hospitalized and survived. Investigators said the intruders fled before troopers arrived, and early guidance from state police suggested the suspects may have known the household. Dispatchers and troopers later noted that both Renee Lynn Gill, 37, and her son managed to call 911, providing crucial details as events unfolded.
The Washington County coroner identified the victim as Renee Lynn Gill, 37, and listed the location as 132 Eleanor Street in Langeloth. Officials marked the manner of death as homicide following the overnight home invasion, with the shooting time around 1:15 a.m. and the death pronounced around 5 a.m. Records of the incident were also logged by regional outlets and violence-tracking databases, reinforcing the timing, address, and that her son was wounded but expected to recover.
Weeks later, state police and prosecutors announced arrests and filed charges connected to the killing of Renee Lynn Gill, 37. Two men—Michael Coury Pyles and Walter Lee Winland Jr.—were charged in the case, with authorities describing a plan to rob the residents that escalated into the gunfire that killed her and injured her son. Reporting based on court documents details that the men wore masks, entered at gunpoint, and demanded drugs; during a struggle, shots wounded the son and fatally struck Renee Lynn Gill, 37. Police accounts say the men then left with items and drove across state lines.
By July 10, 2025, authorities said both suspects were in custody and facing homicide among other charges. Additional details from filings and law-enforcement interviews outlined subsequent movements after the shooting and noted that a woman who allegedly drove them was identified by name in documents but was not charged at that time. One suspect, Walter Lee Winland Jr., was arrested on June 20 in Wheeling, West Virginia; the other, Michael Coury Pyles, was held without bond in a neighboring state while awaiting transfer. Coverage across local and regional outlets corroborated the charging decisions and custody status as the investigation continued.
Obituary notices confirmed the identity and age of Renee Lynn Gill, 37, and the date of her death as June 16, 2025. Memorial pages posted by funeral and obituary services noted her Washington County roots and the family who survived her, underscoring the loss to her community as investigators pressed on with the criminal case.
