An Illinois nursing home resident was arrested Friday after his neighbor was punched and beaten to death over a dispute over a washing machine, police said.
William Paschall, 71, is charged with first-degree and aggravated murder of a person 60 years of age or older, police said.
Police in Joliet, Illinois received a call Friday evening from Salem Village Nursing and Rehabilitation about a “battery” on the sixth floor of the building.
Responding officers found a 61-year-old man unresponsive in the laundry room.
Investigators determined that Paschall had become enraged because the victim was using the washing machine and began attacking her – prompting staff to intervene.
Police did not elaborate.
Paschall is believed to have punched the victim in the head multiple times and used the victim’s walker in the attack, causing him to fall to the floor, police said.
Staff at the facility provided medical aid to the victim until Joliet Fire Department paramedics arrived.
The Will County Coroner’s Office pronounced him dead at the scene.
Paschall was arrested and charged.
Illinois nursing home resident William Paschall is charged with murdering another resident at Salem Village Nursing and Rehabilitation.Will County Jail
The dispute started over a washing machine, according to investigators. Google Maps
The victim’s identity and manner of death will be determined by the Will County Coroner’s Office, Joliet police said.
Salem Village Nursing and Rehabilitation declined to comment when contacted by Fox News Digital.
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