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Murder-Suicide Couple ID'd In York County: Coroner

A husband shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself in York County on Saturday, April 8, 2023, authorities say. 

A map show the home where the couple was found dead.

A map show the home where the couple was found dead.

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Ronald Kinard, 85, was found dead in the yard of a home in the 6600 block of Sunrise Avenue in Wrightsville, Hellam Township and was pronounced dead at 11:38 a.m.; Grace Kinard, 85, was found inside the home with several gunshot wounds to chest and neck and was pronounced dead at 12:11 p.m. by York County Deputy Coroner Onalee Gilbert and Supervising Deputy Coroner Molly York.

The Kinards died several hours before authorities were called at 11:14 a.m., according to the coroner’s office.

Grace Kinard’s death was ruled a homicide, and her husband’s was ruled a suicide, the coroner's report details. A motive for he shootings has not been released. 

Autopsies will not be conducted, but routine toxicology tests will be performed, according to the coroner's office. 

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