A Susquehanna County woman has been charged in the shooting death of a 49-year-old man after their relationship recently came to an end, Pennsylvania state police announced Monday.

Cassandra Mercincavage, 31, was taken into custody at a hotel room in Moosic, Lackawanna County, as investigators pursued leads following the death Sunday of Robert W. Hubal in Thompson, Pa., Trooper Mark Keyes said Monday. She was charged with a felony count of criminal homicide and arraigned Monday in a district court.

A preliminary hearing for Mercincavage was scheduled Oct. 16 and she remains held in the Susquehanna County jail without bond.

The suspected firearm used in the killing has been recovered along with the victim's previously-missing Dodge pickup truck, Keyes said Monday.

On Sunday, troopers responded around 11:16 a.m. to Potter Hill Road, where family members found Hubal dead.

"Injuries to Hubal indicated that he was likely shot in the head and torso," Keyes said in a press release Monday, "however, no weapon was located at the scene."

Hubal's 2003 Dodge 2500 diesel pickup was also missing from the residence and it was possibly observed later Sunday in the Scranton area, according to Keyes.

Investigators later determined Mercincavage had been living with Hubal, Keyes said, but their relationship had recently ended. She is suspected of taking the Dodge pickup after the shooting.

Keyes said troopers are confident the shooting was an isolated incident and there is no danger to the public.

Pennsylvania troopers collaborated with the Susquehanna County District Attorney and Coroner's office during the homicide investigation.

An autopsy for Hubal was expected to take place Tuesday.

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