PERRY COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) -- A man is accused of shooting and killing his wife during a domestic argument after she threw a book at him in Perry County, court documents filed by Pennsylvania State Police show.

Online court records show 56-year-old Douglas Snyder, of Marysville, faces charges of homicide and endangering the welfare of children. He is currently in Perry County Prison with his bail denied.

State Police at Newport said in a criminal complaint, Snyder called them Monday around 10:30 a.m., reporting that a shooting had happened at his home in the 1400 block of New Valley Road in Rye Township the night before.

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