▁her ▁head ▁and ▁an ▁inc ision ▁w ound ▁to ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁her ▁neck . ▁Pat ric ia ▁Hill ▁was ▁slash ed ▁in ▁the ▁left ▁for ear m ▁and ▁fat ally ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁head , ▁near ▁her ▁right ▁eye , ▁while ▁Jo anne ▁Hill ▁died ▁after ▁being ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁and ▁having ▁her ▁thro at ▁slash ed . ▁N icole ▁Hill ▁suffered ▁a ▁gun shot ▁w ound ▁to ▁her ▁hand ▁and ▁two ▁fatal ▁ones ▁to ▁the ▁face . ▁ ▁Per pet r ator ▁Brad ley ▁William ▁Stone , ▁a ▁ 3 5 - year - old ▁resident ▁of ▁Pen ns burg , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁was ▁identified ▁as ▁the ▁attack er . ▁He ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁military ▁veter an ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁post tra um atic ▁stress ▁dis order , ▁although ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁to ▁indicate ▁a ▁diagn osis . ▁ ▁Stone ▁was ▁en list ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁as ▁a ▁res erv ist ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps , ▁mainly ▁as ▁a ▁meteor ologist . ▁He ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion ▁ 1 4 th ▁Mar ines , ▁a ▁reserve ▁art illery ▁batt alion ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁Stone ▁had ▁one ▁deployment ▁to ▁Ira q ▁that ▁started ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁ended ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁He ▁left ▁service ▁som etime ▁later ▁that ▁year , ▁although ▁he ▁remained ▁on ▁individual ▁ready ▁reserve ▁until ▁ 2