WILKES-BARRE — A northeastern Pennsylvania man accused of shooting his wife dead as their three children watched is in custody.

Wilkes-Barre police say 34-year-old Donnell Buckner was cornered Monday evening on the roof of an old factory. He was placed in the bucket of a Fire Department ladder truck and lowered to the ground.

Police say he shot Kewaii Rogers-Buckner on Sunday night in their Wilkes-Barre home. The children are in the custody of Luzerne County child-welfare authorities.

Buckner was jailed Monday night; it was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer.