Death by Cop  2021-2025

Search fatalities

You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.

James D. McQuait

Gender : Male

Age : 83

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/01/2025

Location : Front lawn of PSP Carlisle barracks, 2 Dunwoody Drive

City : Carlisle

County : Cumberland

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Pennsylvania State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide outside state police station

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Pennsylvania State Police responded around 10:20 a.m. on August 1, 2025, after staff inside the Carlisle barracks reported gunfire. Troopers found an 83-year-old Shippensburg man lying in the grass in front of the station with a gunshot wound to the head. Investigators confirmed the wound was self-inflicted and determined no threat to the public existed. Personnel secured the scene, and troopers launched a standard death investigation. The incident remains under review, with no criminal charges pending.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://local21news.com/news/local/man-83-found-dead-with-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-outside-of-carlisle-police-station-pennsylvania-state-police-barracks-dunwoody-drive-cumberland-county-shippensburg-suicide-investigation-shooting-pennsylvania-pa
https://dailyvoice.com/pa/carlisle/gunshot-suicide-reported-outside-pennsylvania-state-police-barracks-in-carlisle/