Police say Pa. man shot mom because he wanted food

CARNEGIE, Pa. (AP) — Police say a suburban Pittsburgh man shot his mother because she hadn’t made him dinner when he returned from a night of drinking.

Forty-six-year-old Joseph Janscar, of Collier Township, remained in the Allegheny County Jail Wednesday. He’s charged with aggravated assault, attempted homicide and reckless endangerment in the shooting shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday.

Police say Janscar argued with his 66-year-old mother, Janet Janscar, when he returned to their home. After threatening to shoot himself, police say he fired the shotgun through his mother’s bedroom door, wounding her in the hip.

Police say his mother was taken to a hospital in critical condition.