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Devon Elias 2 of 2

Gender : Male

Age : 31

Race : Black

Date : 09/13/2023

Location : 4100 block of Strawbridge Court

City : Dover Township

County : York

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Dover Township PD

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Witnesses heard 5-6 gunshots and called police to the 4100 block of Strawbridge Court in Dover Township where a man and woman had been seen entering a residence. Police arrived, brought SWAT and established a perimeter. SWAT made contact during which he and the female were reportedly alive inside. Police allege they heard shots fired and broke into the residence. Police found a woman shot to death and a man who fired a bullet and killed himself when he heard SWAT breaking into the home. Megan Saunders, 29, was killed and Devon Elias, 31, died by suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/09/13/two-found-dead-in-murder-suicide-after-daylong-standoff/70846734007/