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<p>MELCROFT &#8212; The father of one of four people gunned down by a jealous ex-boyfriend says the suspected shooter had an altercation with his son at a bar hours before the deadly rampage.</p><p>Scott Porterfield told the Tribune Review he&#8217;s seen security footage from Tall Cedars lounge in rural Donegal, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Pittsburgh, that shows the shooter placing his hand on his son Billy Porterfield&#8217;s shoulder early Sunday morning.</p><p>A staff member asked Timothy Smith to leave, and his son remained at the bar, he said.</p><p>Hours later, police said Smith had fatally shot 27-year-old Billy Porterfield and three others at a self-serve car wash in rural Fayette County: Chelsie Cline, 25; Courtney Snyder, 23; Seth Cline, 21. Another woman who managed to hide in the back seat of a truck survived with minor injuries.</p><p>Smith, 28, suffered a gunshot wound to the head. He&#8217;s on life support and isn&#8217;t expected to survive what authorities believe may be a self-inflicted injury.</p><p>Smith was obsessed with Cline after they dated, leaving beer for her on her car and sending her flowers and other presents, Chelsie Cline&#8217;s half-sister, Sierra Kolarik, told the Tribune-Review.</p><p>Porterfield&#8217;s wife has said Chelsie Cline became involved with her husband recently. His father told the newspaper Porterfield had been thinking about getting divorced.</p><p>Exactly why the group was at the car wash just before 3 a.m., and how Smith knew they would be there is unclear.</p><p>Investigators are trying to access phone records to help piece together the events leading up to the shooting, said Trooper Robert Broadwater.</p><p>More than 150 people attended a vigil Monday night at Christian Life Assembly church in Melcroft.</p><p>&#8220;Such a tragedy can cause us to isolate ourselves from the community,&#8221; said the Rev. Doug Nolt, pastor of Indian Head Church of God. &#8220;But such a tragedy can also bring us together. We will not let this tragedy overcome us.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">A photo of victim William Porterfield sits at a memorial near Ed's Car Wash after a deadly shooting  Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, in Saltlick Township, Pa. State police said Timothy Smith opened fire early Sunday morning at the car wash, killing several. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/web1_119702467-5eb3f70a6f0242e792adc954f2ecb255.jpg</photo0><caption0>A photo of victim William Porterfield sits at a memorial near Ed's Car Wash after a deadly shooting  Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, in Saltlick Township, Pa. State police said Timothy Smith opened fire early Sunday morning at the car wash, killing several. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)</caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/web1_119702467-6e986fade9ea420b998d305543ef15a9.jpg">
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Victim’s dad: Son, killer had run-in before jealous rampage