A murder-suicide in Perry County, Pennsylvania has left two people dead after a man shot his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself, according to authorities investigating the case.
Pennsylvania State Police have identified the victims as 38-year-old Ashley Rice and her boyfriend, 35-year-old Kevin Crockett. The bodies were discovered on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at their apartment in Watts Township by Rice's daughter, Selena Yohn, who became concerned after being unable to reach her mother.
"I'm having trouble processing what I saw. I know it's real, I know I saw it, but my brain just won't let me accept it," Yohn told PennLive.
According to family members who spoke with WGAL News, Crockett shot Rice before killing himself in what appears to be a domestic dispute. One family member described the situation as "if I can't have you, no one can."
Neighbors reported that the couple was often heard fighting inside their apartment. Just two days before the bodies were discovered, a neighbor reported hearing Rice yell "Get your hands off me." Court documents obtained by PennLive show that Crockett had a history of domestic violence.
Despite the apparent abuse, Yohn said her mother stayed with Crockett for at least ten years.
"People including myself and my brother begged her to leave a few times and she always said that she couldn't because she loved him," Yohn said. "She never let him go through anything alone."
Rice, who worked at a daycare, was remembered by her daughter as someone with a contagious laugh who was extraordinarily kind. "She wore her heart on her sleeve and would do whatever she could to help someone in need," Yohn said.
This tragedy marks the second murder-suicide related to domestic violence in central Pennsylvania within a ten-day period.
Yohn hopes her mother's death will serve as a warning to others in abusive relationships. "For anyone in a domestic violence situation when someone tells you that you need to leave that person: Leave," she said. "It will save your life whether you think so or not."
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