Steven Outlaw , meanwhile , confronted his neighbor , 46-year - old sue Pitts - Devine , in their West Philadelphia apartment building on Sunday morning . He shot at her three times , hitting her with eight rounds . He then went into his own apartment and shot himself in the head . Outlaw had believed that Pitts - Devine was spying on him and had filed noise complaints against her , contrary to evidence .
Steven Outlaw , 51 , confronted his neighbor , 46-year-old Mary Pitts-Devine , 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 Pitts-Devine was spying on him and had made noise complaints against her , according to reports .