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Coroner Confirms Murder-Suicide That Killed Ann and Donald Savidge in Fairview Township

The ruling followed a morning police response to reports of gunshots at a Wilcox Drive home.

Overview

  • Donald Savidge, 71, shot his wife, Ann Savidge, 68, in the head before killing himself, the York County coroner said.
  • Both victims died from gunshot wounds to the head, with Ann’s death ruled a homicide and Donald’s ruled a suicide.
  • Officers were dispatched just before 6:40 a.m. to the 100 block of Wilcox Drive and found the couple in a bedroom.
  • Authorities said the incident was contained to the residence and posed no danger to the public after a large multi-agency response that included SERT and a negotiation unit.
  • The couple had lived at the address since 1999, held nursing licenses, and the coroner obtained routine toxicology samples with no autopsies planned.