Shots fired; 2 victims dead, 2 more kidnapped then released

Submitted by Lancaster Police Department

On Wednesday, Dec. 21 around 6:34 a.m., Lancaster dispatchers received a call from a female in the 500 block of Rea that some men were inside her residence and had shot two people. 

Officers arrived on scene, made entry into the residence and found an adult male and adult female deceased from what appeared to be gunshot wounds. 

The names of the two victims are being withheld at this time until further investigation is completed.

Detectives are working the case in an effort to determine what took place. Two adults males, who live at the location, exited the house prior to the incident and were kidnapped at gunpoint in the driveway of the residence.

The two males were forced into a vehicle and were taken to another location by unknown suspects. 

As the males were driven away, more suspects entered the residence and shot a 26-year-old male and his 61-year-old mother.

The 19-year-old female and her four-month-old child were inside the residence during the incident but were unharmed.

Both males who were kidnapped, were released unharmed after the shooting.