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Pennsylvania woman, 33, charged with shooting pharmacy executive in the face when he tried to evict her – Jennifer Morrissey admitted shooting 64-year-old Michael McNew

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><div id&equals;"ra-wrap">&NewLine;<header id&equals;"ra-headers">&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;0f0101&semi;"><strong>Pennsylvania woman charged with shooting 64-year-old live in pharmacy executive in face claims it was an accidet<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;0f0101&semi;"><strong>Pharmaceutical executive&comma; Michael McNew&comma; was fatally shot by Jennifer Morrissey in his home in Upper Makefield&comma; Pennsylvania Aug&period; 6<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;0f0101&semi;"><strong>She then staged a burglary to cover her tracks&comma; but she was tripped by phone transcripts and text message the pair exchanged &comma; just before the shooting<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;0f0101&semi;"><strong>Morrissey&comma; has been charged with  criminal homicide&comma;  burglary&comma; tampering with evidence&comma; possessing instruments of a crime<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;0f0101&semi;"><strong>Morrissey&comma; 33&comma; moved in with McNew&comma; 64&comma;  in 2015 but recently they had a falling out&comma; he reportedly wanted her out of the house&comma; sparking the deadly confrontation<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;0f0101&semi;"><strong>After he told Morrissey he would be boxing up her belongings for storage&comma; authorities found him dead in a chair in his home on <&sol;strong>Aug 8 <&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;0f0101&semi;">Morrissey is being held at the Bucks County jail without bail and is scheduled  to appear in court on October 16<&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;header>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"ra-body-wrap">&NewLine;<article id&equals;"ra-body">&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"ra-caption"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-264586" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;09&sol;jennifer-morissey-8&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Jennifer Morissey 8&period;JPG" width&equals;"894" height&equals;"434" &sol;>Jennifer Morrissey&comma; 33&comma; has been charged with the shooting death of Michael McNew on Aug 6 in Bucks County<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>A 33-year-old woman living with a  64-year-old pharmaceutical executive was charged with shooting him in the face and then staging a burglary to cover her tracks&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Jennifer Morrissey was arrested on charges including burglary&comma; tampering with evidence&comma; possessing instruments of a crime and criminal homicide in the slaying of Michael McNew&comma; from Bucks County&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;6abc&period;com&sol;woman-charged-in-murder-of-pharma-exec-in-bucks-co&sol;2467401&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">ABC 6 reported<&sol;a>&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The pair began living with each other in 2015 but recently had a falling out&period; His demanding she leave  the house likely sparked the fatal confrontation&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;McNew reportedly told estranged live-in he’d be boxing up her belongings and shipping them off to storage&comma; Aug 6&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Authorities found the father and grandfather dead in a chair in his Pennsylvania home&comma; along the Delaware River&comma; on August 8&period; The autopsy report determined he died from a single gunshot wound to the head&period; No weapons were found&comma; but investigators recovered shell casings at the scene&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Investigators were able to recover a series of threatening texts from Morrissey to McNew&comma; sent the same day&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;philadelphia&period;cbslocal&period;com&sol;2017&sol;09&sol;29&sol;michael-mcnew-murder&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">according to CBS Philadelphia<&sol;a>&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Get the gun ready cause I’m coming&comma; I already told you I’d be there tonight &&num;8230&semi; guess you’re just going to have to shoot me&comma;” she allegedly texted&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;You have a choice&period; Touch my stuff or I’ll cut your throat&comma;” the suspect wrote&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"ra-caption"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-264453" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;09&sol;michael-mcnew-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Michael McNew 2" width&equals;"863" height&equals;"557" &sol;>Michael McNew&comma; allegedly was fatally shot by Jennifer Morrissey when he tried kick her out of his home in Upper Makefield&comma; Pa&period;&comma; on Aug 6<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>In another text she wrote&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’ll gut you like I’m field dressing a &lbrack;f&ast;&ast;&ast;ng&rsqb; deer&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;Investigators would not elaborate on the details of Morrissey’s relationship with the executive&comma; though she did indicate he’d been financially supporting her<a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcphiladelphia&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;Doylestown-Woman-Accused-of-Killing-Pharmaceutical-Executive-Michael-Dennis-McNew-448663933&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"> NBC<&sol;a> reports&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It’s safe to assume there was a relationship between Mr&period; McNew and Ms&period; Morrissey&comma;” Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub&comma; said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It’s not disputed that Ms&period; Morrissey did have a boyfriend other than Mr&period; McNew&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"ra-caption"><img class&equals;"alignnone wp-image-264464" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;09&sol;michael-mcnews-home-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Michael McNew's home 1&period;JPG" width&equals;"905" height&equals;"509" &sol;>The shooting took place at Michael McNew&&num;8217&semi;s water front home in Bucks County&comma; PA home where the pair had been living<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>McNew reportedly threatened to give the FBI information on her boyfriend — he has not been charged&comma; though officials believe she tried to cast suspicion on him initially&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Investigators say all the evidence points to Morrissey and shows she was in McNew&&num;8217&semi;s home the night of the murder&period; and she took great care in covering up the crime&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She allegedly staged a robbery scene&comma; stealing a laptop and cellphone&comma; as well as deleting all her text messages&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In an interview with police&comma; the suspect tearfully said McNew took care of her and that he didn’t deserve to die&period; Morrissey told police she had lived with McNew for several months&comma; but that McNew had cause to be threatened by her boyfriend&period; She also told police she killed McNew accidentally on the night of August 6&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;According to Morrissey&comma; she visited McNew on the night of his death with the intent of confronting him&period; He allegedly&comma; brandished a gun and asked the whereabouts of her boyfriend&period; The two struggled over the gun&comma; but she accidentally shot him in the face after wrestling possession away from McNew&comma; Morrissey told police&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She wrapped up the gun in a bandana and fled the scene&period; Returning to the house the next day&comma;  she staged the crime scene look like a burglary&comma; Morrissey said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Investigators searching the residence found two firearms&comma; both registered to the victim&comma; but neither matched the casing found near his body&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The suspect is being held at the Bucks County jail without bail and is scheduled  to appear in court on October 16&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;article>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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