YORK, Pa. — Update, 4/1/22: The York County Coroner confirmed John Baker has died by homicide and his cause of death was due to multiple gunshot wounds.
Update, 5:24 p.m.: The York County Coroner's Office has identified the victim as John Baker, 48, of East Berlin, Adams County.
A ruling on the cause and manner of death will be released following an autopsy, which has been scheduled for Thursday morning at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, but the case is being investigated as a homicide, according to York County Coroner Pamela L. Gay.
Previously:
Police are investigating after a man was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound in York.
Authorities say on March 30 around 12:45 a.m., police responded to the rear of a residence in the 700 block of W. Philadelphia St. for a reported shooting.
Upon arrival, police say they found a 48-year-old man who was deceased after suffering an apparent gunshot wound.
Officials say an autopsy will be performed at a later date.
Police are still investigating the incident.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact the York City Police Department at 717-846-1234 or 717-849-2219.
