A man wanted for murder in Pennsylvania was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Alabama.
Michael Anthony Boccia, 36, was sought in connection with the Monday morning slaying of 37-year-old Keshia M. Gonzalez in York, Pa.
Boccia called the Manheim Borough Police Department about 11 p.m. Monday threatening to kill himself, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
Authorities determined Boccia was in Cullman.
They tried to remain on the line with him and contacted a police dispatcher in Alabama.
As Cullman police officers tried to approach him near the Cullman Police Department on Northcrest Dr. N.W., they found him in his 2013 Toyota Avalon that was backed into a parking space with the lights off.
Officer gave commands for the man to exit the car. During the incident, Boccia sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
He was taken to Cullman Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dedad at 11:39 p.m.
Police said no officers fired their guns during the encounter.
His death is under investigation by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
The fatal shooting of Gonzalez happened at an apartment on North Main Street in Manheim Borough.
Police had been dispatched to the residence shortly after 7:30 a.m. Monday after reports of multiple shots being fired and a woman yelling for help, district attorney officials said.
When officers arrived, they found Gonzalez on the floor suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and beyond help.
An eyewitness told police they heard Gonzalez yelling for help but were unable to open her door.
As the witness was attempting to enter Gonzalez’s apartment to help her, Boccia emerged from the doorway, pointing a handgun at the witness.
The witness retreated from the apartment and then heard three gunshots.
Surveillance footage showed a maroon sedan consistent with the one registered to Boccia arriving at Gonzalez’s apartment around 7:20 a.m. and a figure ascending the stairs to her residence.
Audio from the surveillance footage captured yelling and the sound of three gunshots around 7:30 a.m., after which a figure can be seen fleeing Gonzalez’s residence and speeding away in the maroon sedan.
Multiple witnesses told police Boccia had called them on the day of the shooting, including family members, who stated that he told them he had done something bad.
A search of Gonzalez’s residence uncovered shell casings near her body.
He had faced charges of criminal homicides, firearms not to be carried without a license, simple assault and possessing a prohibited firearm.
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