TROY – A 57-year-old city man pleaded not guilty in Troy City Court Monday afternoon to killing his wife on Dec. 16 with a shotgun blast that fatally hit her in the face and head at her Lansingburgh home.

Mark L. Sousie was brought to the police station from Albany Medical Center Hospital where he was receiving treatment for self-inflicted wounds that occurred when he turned the shotgun on himself in the alleyway behind his wife’s home at 715 Fifth Ave. between 119th and 120th streets.

Sousie is accused of killing his wife, Lisa Sousie, 54, from whom he was estranged, city police said. They had been separated for about six weeks, police said.

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Sousie was arraigned before City Court Judge Christopher Maier for second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Maier sent him to the Rensselaer County Jail without bail.

Sousie was silent for most of the arraignment, with what appeared to be a bandage around his throat. When the judge remarked that Sousie may be unable to speak due to his wound, Sousie said hoarsely, "I can talk a little bit." The only other time he spoke in court was to ask to speak to his public defender.

The case is to be presented to a county grand jury Thursday, Chief Assistant District Attorney Matthew Hauf said. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Friday in the event the grand jury did not complete hearing the case.

Lisa Sousie was found by her son who heard arguing followed by multiple shots, police said. He also discovered his stepfather in the alleyway and called police, who arrived about 9:30 a.m. Dec. 16, police said. The couple has children and grandchildren from past marriages, according to police.

Public records and an obituary show that Mark Sousie is the biological father of Daryl Sousie, who died Aug. 5, 2018, from a shotgun wound during a burglary on Remsen Street in Cohoes.

The man whose home was being burglarized, Shawn Rogowski, fired his legally owned shotgun over a bed where his girlfriend's 11-month-old baby was sleeping. Daryl Sousie, who was hit in the stomach, died later at Samaritan Hospital.

His brother, Andy Sousie, is serving a five-year prison sentence for attempted burglary for his role in the break-in. District Attorney David Soares has said Daryl Sousie's killing was self-defense and justifiable.

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