▁Stone ' s ▁efforts ▁to ▁gain ▁cust ody ▁of ▁his ▁daughters ▁reported ly ▁increased ▁after ▁Hill ▁sought ▁treatment ▁for ▁drug ▁ab use . ▁Hill ▁alleg edly ▁told ▁neighb ors ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁afraid ▁for ▁her ▁life ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁sure ▁Stone ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁kill ▁her . ▁Stone ▁rem ar ried ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁had ▁recently ▁father ed ▁a ▁child ▁with ▁his ▁second ▁wife . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁kill ings , ▁Stone ▁leg ally ▁purchased ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁hand g uns , ▁including ▁the ▁. 4 0 - cal iber ▁He ck ler ▁& ▁Koch ▁and ▁the ▁ 9 mm ▁Ber etta ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁kill ings . ▁ ▁Re actions ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁expressed ▁" heart f elt ▁cond ol ences " ▁to ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁kill ings . ▁It ▁also ▁announced ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁care ▁Stone ▁received ▁from ▁the ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁medical ▁cent ers . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Att acks ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁mur ders ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : M ass ▁shoot ings ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Sp ree ▁shoot ings ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : M ur der – su ic ides ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : M ass ▁murder ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Category : M ass