YORK COUNTY, Pa. — UPDATE (Dec. 26) The coroner has identified the 59-year-old man who died on Christmas Eve in Hanover.
Arthur Stanley of the 300 block of Beck Mill Road was the victim.
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UPDATE (Dec. 25): Police said they arrested a 24-year-old for the murder of the 59-year-old Hanover man on Christmas Eve.
Patrick Guyer, of Dillsburg, was taken into custody at his home yesterday evening.
He is facing charges for criminal homicide and burglary.
Guyer is awaiting his preliminary hearing scheduled for Jan. 8, 2021.
PREVIOUS: Police are investigating the early morning homicide of a man in Hanover.
Around 3:41 a.m., police were dispatched to a home on the 300 block of High Street for a reported disturbance. When they arrived, officers found evidence of a forced entry, and inside the body of a 59-year-old Hanover man, police said.
The county coroner's office ruled the death a homicide.
According to the Hanover Borough Police Department, this is an isolated incident and there is no danger to the public.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Hanover Borough Police Department at 717-637-5575 or York County 911.
No further information is available at this time, police said.
