Police have identified the two men who lost their lives Friday in the apparent murder-suicide at a restaurant in Columbia County.
Cleaning crews were still at Applebee's restaurant along Route 11 in Bloomsburg hours after two men were killed inside.
Investigators said 35-year-old Thomas Yurko of the Orangeville area walked in the restaurant just after 4 p.m. Friday and shot and killed Mark Wagner, 38, of Bloomsburg. Yurko then took his own life.
Officials said there were many employees and customers inside the restaurant at the time.
"When you go in and sit down to dinner, that would probably be the last thing that you thought of happening and I'm sure everybody at the restaurant was more than shocked," said Nancy Keskowski of Millville.
"Frightened and shocked. It's very, very hard to believe that this could happen in our small community that we live in, especially knowing the people that it happened to," said Jeanett DeBonis of Orangeville.
DeBonis has known the shooter, Thomas Yurko, for about 10 years. She has done business with him and his family and described him as friendly.
"I just can't believe it. I'm still kind of shocked that he would do this. That he was so unhappy that he couldn't handle this," added DeBonis.
Police have not said what led to the deadly shootings.
The president of the company that owns the Applebee's in Bloomsburg said the restaurant is doing everything it can to return to normal quickly.
"We're terribly saddened by what happened and our hearts go out to the families of the individuals. Certainly we're concerned about our employees. We're providing them counseling. Our concern is that they're okay and that we get through this together," said Jeff Warden with the Rose Group.
Warden said the Applebee's along Route 11 in Bloomsburg has been completely cleaned and sanitized. The restaurant reopened around 24 hours after the shootings.
Cleaning crews were still at Applebee's restaurant along Route 11 in Bloomsburg hours after two men were killed inside.
Investigators said 35-year-old Thomas Yurko of the Orangeville area walked in the restaurant just after 4 p.m. Friday and shot and killed Mark Wagner, 38, of Bloomsburg. Yurko then took his own life.
Officials said there were many employees and customers inside the restaurant at the time.
"When you go in and sit down to dinner, that would probably be the last thing that you thought of happening and I'm sure everybody at the restaurant was more than shocked," said Nancy Keskowski of Millville.
"Frightened and shocked. It's very, very hard to believe that this could happen in our small community that we live in, especially knowing the people that it happened to," said Jeanett DeBonis of Orangeville.
DeBonis has known the shooter, Thomas Yurko, for about 10 years. She has done business with him and his family and described him as friendly.
"I just can't believe it. I'm still kind of shocked that he would do this. That he was so unhappy that he couldn't handle this," added DeBonis.
Police have not said what led to the deadly shootings.
The president of the company that owns the Applebee's in Bloomsburg said the restaurant is doing everything it can to return to normal quickly.
"We're terribly saddened by what happened and our hearts go out to the families of the individuals. Certainly we're concerned about our employees. We're providing them counseling. Our concern is that they're okay and that we get through this together," said Jeff Warden with the Rose Group.
Warden said the Applebee's along Route 11 in Bloomsburg has been completely cleaned and sanitized. The restaurant reopened around 24 hours after the shootings.
