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Police Investigate Deaths of Kevin Crockett and Ashley Rice in Suspected Domestic Incident

Autopsies are scheduled Wednesday to determine the cause and manner of death.

Overview

  • Troopers responded Sunday at 2:23 p.m. to an apartment on Susquehanna Trail in Watts Township, where two people were found dead.
  • The Perry County coroner identified the victims as Kevin Crockett, 35, and Ashley Rice, 38.
  • Officials say the case appears related to a domestic dispute and report no danger to the public.
  • Family members describe the incident as a suspected murder-suicide by gunfire, saying Rice's daughter discovered the bodies and relatives later retrieved her cats from the apartment attached to a Route 11 gas station.
  • Court records cited by local reporting detail prior domestic violence involving Crockett, including a 2016 assault case and a 2024 police response involving weapons and alcohol.