▁a ▁mile ▁from ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Pen ns burg . ▁According ▁to ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁District ▁Att orney ▁R isa ▁F erman , ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁was ▁" self - inf lic ted ▁cutting ▁w ounds " ▁to ▁his ▁mid section . ▁However , ▁this ▁was ▁denied ▁by ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁aut ops y ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁county ▁coron er ' s ▁office , ▁which ▁also ▁verified ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁fat ally ▁shoot ▁himself . ▁A ▁mach ete ▁and ▁a ▁" double - bl aded ▁black ▁ax ", ▁both ▁co ated ▁in ▁blood , ▁were ▁found ▁near ▁his ▁body ▁along ▁with ▁several ▁pill ▁bott les . ▁An ▁aut ops y ▁by ▁former ▁Warren ▁County ▁Medical ▁Ex am iner ▁found ▁a ▁seven - cent imeter ▁st ab ▁w ound ▁to ▁his ▁upper ▁th igh ▁and ▁three ▁super f icial ▁cut s ▁to ▁the ▁leg ▁and ▁hip ▁area , ▁authorities ▁said . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁ten ▁scratch es ▁on ▁his ▁face ▁and ▁neck . ▁The ▁cause ▁of ▁death , ▁following ▁to xic ology ▁tests , ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁drug ▁over d ose ▁from ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁tra z od one , ▁an ▁ant ide press ant ; ▁m CP P , ▁a ▁met abol ite ▁of ▁tra z od one ; ▁and ▁ris per id one , ▁used ▁to ▁treat ▁sch iz op hren ia . ▁The ▁death ▁was ▁ruled ▁a ▁suic ide . ▁ ▁Vict ims ▁Six ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁one ▁was ▁seriously ▁injured . ▁The