Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published June 26, 2023 2:36 P.M.
(New Sewickley Township, PA) At 2:52 p.m. Saturday, June 24, 2023, a call came in to 9-1-1 from 414 Klein Road, New Sewickley Township, and the caller stated his “aunt was down on the ground , and it was his cousin Ben”. The caller reported his mother and grandmother were in the home and he heard 15 gunshots. According to the report the caller said he opened the door and “saw his aunt on the ground groaning.”
When police arrived they met with Charles Maxym Hoffman, who advised police that his cousin Benjamin Selby shot his aunt, Dolores Selby. He said he last saw his grandmother Solores McClain in the rear of the home. He was unsure where his mother, Mary Ann Lihosit, was in the home.
Officers set up a perimeter around the home, preventing anyone from entering or exiting the home. The county’s ESU were requested due to a hostage situation inside the home they forced entry and found Delores Selby and Mary Ann Lihosoit deceased inside the home from apparent gunshot wounds. Dolores McClain was uninjured, lying next to one of the victims. It is reported that Doloroes McClain had been in the home for nearly 90 minutes after the gunshots were heard initially.
Benjamin Selby was taken into custody. He is charged with 2 counts of criminal homicide and 1 count of kidnapping for ransom. He is lodged in the Beaver County Jail.