Three women shot to death in their home in Pennsylvania

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. -- Three women were found shot to death execution-style in their home Christmas morning, authorities said.

Police had been called by a concerned relative who had not heard from the women, said police Chief Keith Reismiller.

The women, believed to be related, were found Wednesday morning but appeared to have been shot Tuesday, said Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick. Their ages and identities were not released.

"It looked almost like assassination type," he said. "It wasn't like somebody went in and just shot up the place. They controlled each individual and shot them."

Police would not say if they had any suspects and refused to give further details. Middletown is about 15 miles southeast of Harrisburg.