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Coroner: York County couple dies in murder-suicide

According to the coroner's office, the woman died from multiple gunshots, while the man died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Two people are dead following a murder-suicide in York County on Saturday.

According to the county coroner's office, 81-year-old Grace Kinard and her 85-year-old husband, Ronald Kinard, died after the husband shot his wife and then himself.

On Saturday, officials were called to the 6600 block of Sunrise Avenue in Hellam Township, for reports of two deceased people.

At the scene, officers found the two victims, dead from their apparent injuries.

Police say the husband shot his wife inside their home before shooting himself outside.

According to the coroner's office, the woman died from multiple gunshots, while the man died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.

The coroner says the shootings appear to have taken place several hours before the bodies were discovered.

Their next of kin have been notified. There will be no autopsy, but routine toxicologies were obtained.

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