A man has shot his neighbor eight times - leaving her in critical condition - and taken his own life after accusing her of wiretapping his apartment in a years-long rift . Steven Outlaw , 51 , confronted his downstairs neighbor , 46-year-old Mary Pitts-Devine , in the first-floor hallway of their West Philadelphia building just before 11am on Sunday , WPVI reported . He shot at her 10 times , hitting her with eight bullets and leaving her in critical condition . Outlaw then went to his second-floor apartment and shot himself dead , police said . Scroll down for video . Shot : Mary Pitts-Devine , 46 , was left in critical condition after a neighbor shot her eight times on Sunday morning . She and the neighbor , who then shot himself dead , had reportedly argued for years . A resident reported hearing shots in the building and Pitts-Devine was found in the hallway . She was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center , where she was in critical condition on Sunday night . Outlaw , who shot himself in the head , was pronounced dead at Presbyterian shortly after noon . A gun was recovered at the scene . The shooting came after a simmering argument over whether Pitts-Devine was wiretapping the telephone lines of Outlaw 's apartment , Philly.com reported . Outlaw had also complained about the woman making noise over a two-year period , and police found a note in his apartment listing the noise complaints , WPVI reported . He had also written down accusations that she was spying on him with video cameras , according to the channel . 'It 's a terrible situation , ' Lieutenant John Walker told Philly.com . 'Instead of handling it like an adult , he takes it into his own hands . ' Scene : Steven Outlaw , 51 , confronted Pitts-Devine in the first-floor hallway of their Philadelphia building . Grisly discovery : The woman was found injured in the hallway while Outlaw was found dead in his apartment after shooting himself in the head . Outlaw believed she was spying on him , according to reports . The duo had lived in separate apartments in the building on Spruce Street for two years . Pitts-Devine 's social media pages show she is CEO of Prophetic Presentations , a religious production company that 'speaks to the hearts of mankind via the arts ' , according to its website . The company runs speaking events and raises money for causes , such as breast cancer . Her LinkedIn page also shows she is a social worker . Using the name 'Mary Millionaire ' , she also describes herself online as 'an upcoming novelist & screenplay writer ' . 'Praying for you , ' a friend wrote on a photo she posted to Instagram at the weekend . See below for video .
Steven Outlaw , 51 , confronted his neighbor , 46-year-old Mary Prophetic Presentations , in their West Philadelphia apartment building on Sunday morning . He shot at her 10 times , hitting her with eight bullets . He then went into his own apartment and shot himself in the head . Outlaw had believed that Prophetic Presentations was spying on him and had made noise complaints against her , according to reports .