CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. — Update, 2:40 p.m. (Nov. 4): The Chester County District Attorney's Office on Thursday released the following update on the case:
The Chester County District Attorney’s Office, Kennett Township Police, and Pennsylvania State Police continue their joint investigation of a double homicide discovered on Ashum Avenue in Lincoln University on November 3.
Later it was discovered that the alleged suspect in the murders had caused two accidents in East Marlborough and Kennett Townships on November 2 in an effort to flee the scene and subsequently died by suicide in front of eyewitnesses.
“This is a horrible tragedy that will forever alter the victims’ family, and my sympathy goes out to them," Chester County DA Deb Ryan said. "We will use all our investigative resources to discover why this shocking event happened."
On Wednesday, 2021, State Police troopers were called to a residence on the 300-block of Ashum Avenue in Lincoln University for two people in cardiac arrest.
A 22-year-old man and his girlfriend had arrived home and found his mother and twin brother dead of apparent gunshot wounds.
First Responders attempted to save 53-year-old Kimberly Harris and her son, 22-year-old Jordan Foster, but were unsuccessful.
Found at the scene were 380 shell casings.
On November 2, Kennett Township Police were called to the scene of a car accident on Route 1 and Red Barn Lane in Kennett Township, where witnesses reported seeing the driver retrieve a handgun from the car and shoot himself in the head.
The driver, 41-year-old Timothy Harris, was transported to Chester County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police retrieved a 380 semi-automatic handgun from the scene.
Police believe Timothy Harris was the person who killed Kimberly Harris and Jordan Foster.
Investigators also learned that the same driver had been involved in a hit-and-run accident earlier at Route 1 and Bayard Road but fled the scene before becoming involved in the second accident.
Anyone with information about either incident is asked to call Pennsylvania State Police-Avondale at 610-268-2022.
Previously
State Police are investigating the "suspicious" death of two people near Lincoln University in Chester County.
According to police, troopers from the Avondale Barracks responded to the 300 block of Ashmun Avenue in Lower Oxford Township at about 1:15 a.m. for the report of two people in cardiac arrest.
When they arrived, the troopers found two adults dead under suspicious circumstances, according to police. Both victims were declared dead on the scene after lifesaving measures by EMS failed.
The case is being investigated as a homicide, according to police.
Authorities believe there is no threat to the public.
The Troop J Major Case Team was activated to investigate this incident in conjunction with the Kennett Township Police Department, Chester County Detectives, and the Chester County District Attorney’s Office.
State Police said they will provide more information on the case at a later date.
