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#news Man with Machete attacks 3 women & a service dog, two of the women and the dog were k*lled, the third woman was left critically injured in what authorities are describing as a senseless gruesome act of violence.#pennsylvaniaIt happened at an apartment complex in Pennsylvania - when multiple 911 calls were made reporting screams, blood, and a man armed with a machete attacking victims on the sixth floor.Linda Fortuna, 61, and Terry Muller, 59, were pronounced dead at the scene from multiple stab wounds. Muller's golden retriever service dog, Nayla, was also fatally stabbed. A third woman, Marilyn Waller, 66, suffered severe injuries and remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition after multiple surgeries.38-year-old Michael Willie Marquis Woods, who lived in the same building, was arrested at the scene while trying to run away. He was wearing blood-stained clothing and carrying a bloody machete. Woods allegedly told officers he had smoked PCP earlier that day, however police have not yet confirmed if this is true. Surveillance footage captured much of the attack, showing Woods walking out of his apartment carrying the machete.He was seen approaching victims in the hallway and near the elevator, and stabbing them. From the affidavit: Police found the 61-year-old woman near the elevator and room 608, bleeding from an upper shoulder wound. She was pronounced dead later at a local hospital."Police tried to contact apartment 608’s occupants."“There was no answer. Police opened the door and found a female with severe chest wounds from an apparent stabbing. The female was unresponsive and wedged behind the door.”Apartment 608’s occupant was the 59-year-old woman, who was also pronounced dead at the hospital later.#attack“Police found a deceased canine, a service dog, in room 608 ... under the bed. The labrador retriever was apparently stabbed and was dead.”In apartment 605, a 66-year-old survivor answered the door.“The female’s hand was almost completely severed from her arm, and she suffered from a severe chest wound from an apparent stabbing” She remains in critical condition at the hospital.#hospitalLackawanna County District Attorney Brian Gallagher called the video "horrific to watch" and labeled the incident "pure evil" and a "gruesome, reprehensible act."Woods faces charges including two counts of criminal homicide, attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and aggravated cruelty to animals. #ChristinaAguayoNewsHe is being held without bail, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for December 23.