Man Kills Boss, Steals Plane And Dies In Crash

An airfield groundskeeper shot one of his bosses to death and wounded the other, then fled in a plane, dying minutes later when it crashed and burned.

Kenneth Jerolaman, 70, also shot at a neighbor of the Labate Aviation airfield before stealing the plane, authorities said.

Domenic Silverio was killed in the Saturday night shooting in Kintnersville, a Philadelphia suburb. His partner, Sal Labate, 60, was hospitalized in guarded condition.

The Cessna 172 plane crashed into the woods across the Delaware River 20 minutes after taking off.

Jerolaman often argued with his bosses, Trooper Douglas Tolbert Jr. said. The two partners probably were trying to fire him, he said.

The neighbor, who had heard the shooting, showed up with his own gun and Jerolaman shot at him but missed, police said.