DEERFIELD, NY – An upstate man faces a felony weapon possession charge after he fatally shot two people who were burglarizing his home Tuesday afternoon, State Police said.

Around 2:40 p.m., 64-year-old Ronald A. Stolarczyk "interrupted a burglary and shot the two suspects with an illegally owned handgun," at his home located at 6110 Walker Road in Deerfield, police said.

Patricia Anne Talerico, 57, was pronounced dead at the scene. Nicholas A. Talerico, 27, died from his injuries at a Utica hospital.

