PITTSBURGH — A Western Pennsylvania woman kidnapped by her husband — who was awaiting trial on charges he kidnapped, beat and held her captive for nearly two weeks earlier this summer — has been found dead in a barn, while he’s been hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, state police said today.

Troopers contend Kevin Ewing, 47, abducted Tierne Ewing, 48, at gunpoint from a home in West Finley Township about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. Eight hours later, police found the car they’d been in abandoned near a wooded area and spent much of the day searching for the couple.

By 9 p.m. Tuesday, police surrounded a barn in West Finley Township several miles from where the woman was abducted. After forcing their way in, police found Tierne Ewing dead and her husband alive, but with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

A news release today offered few details but said Tierne Ewing “died as a result of an apparent gunshot wound.” The Washington County coroner hasn’t formally ruled on her death.

Kevin Ewing was taken to an unspecified hospital, and no information on his condition was released.

The case has raised questions about the way authorities handled charges pending against Kevin Ewing, who allegedly abducted his wife and held her captive from June 26 to July 8.

Tierne Ewing told police her husband beat and pistol-whipped her, spat on her, kept her hands tied with wire and branded her legs with a piece of hot metal, according to a criminal complaint charging him with kidnapping, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, false imprisonment and other crimes.

Tierne Ewing escaped when her husband sent her into a credit union to withdraw money. She told tellers she was being held captive and they called police, who arrested Kevin Ewing in a vehicle outside, armed with a rifle, handgun and knife.

When he unexpectedly posted $100,000 bail on July 11, a prosecutor asked a judge to put him back in jail given the seriousness of the offenses, Washington County District Attorney Gene Vittone said.

The (Washington) Observer-Reporter says Common Pleas Judge Gary Gilman wouldn’t raise the bail amount — which would have put Ewing back in jail — but he did order Ewing confined to his home without weapons and made him wear an electronic ankle bracelet.

The judge ordered that the bracelet have GPS capabilities to track Ewing’s movements, but adult probation officials told The Associated Press the device was only programmed to alert authorities if Ewing left his home. Authorities couldn’t immediately resolve that discrepancy.

Trooper Stefani Plume has said Ewing cut off the ankle device and left it at home before abducting his wife early Tuesday.