Intruder may have been shot in trailer-park home invasion, police say

A husband and wife were pistol-whipped during a violent home invasion early Thursday morning at a York County trailer park. And police say one of the assailants may have been shot.VIDEO: WATCH THE NEWS 8 REPORTIt happened shortly after midnight at the Meadowbrook Trailer Park in Fairview Township.“The victims, both in their 50?s, advised two men broke into the home and one of them began to physically assault the wife. The husband was also struck on the head with a handgun by the second intruder. He then began to struggle with the second subject and three shots were fired from the gun,” reads a statement from Fairview Township Police.Police said the husband was able to take the weapon away and the two intruders fled in a vehicle on Shauffnertown Road.“Due to blood found outside the residence, it is possible that one of the assailants was shot during the incident. The husband and wife both received injuries to their heads during the incident, but they did not require immediate medical treatment from a hospital,” the police statement reads.Police said the intruders were wearing masks. No description of the getaway car was provided. Investigators did recover a revolver at the scene.Police also said they believe the couple was targeted, but they do not yet know the motive.If you have any information that can help police, you can call the Fairview Township Police Department at 717-901-5267.

A husband and wife were pistol-whipped during a violent home invasion early Thursday morning at a York County trailer park. And police say one of the assailants may have been shot.

VIDEO: WATCH THE NEWS 8 REPORT


It happened shortly after midnight at the Meadowbrook Trailer Park in Fairview Township.

“The victims, both in their 50?s, advised two men broke into the home and one of them began to physically assault the wife. The husband was also struck on the head with a handgun by the second intruder. He then began to struggle with the second subject and three shots were fired from the gun,” reads a statement from Fairview Township Police.

Police said the husband was able to take the weapon away and the two intruders fled in a vehicle on Shauffnertown Road.

“Due to blood found outside the residence, it is possible that one of the assailants was shot during the incident. The husband and wife both received injuries to their heads during the incident, but they did not require immediate medical treatment from a hospital,” the police statement reads.

Police said the intruders were wearing masks. No description of the getaway car was provided. Investigators did recover a revolver at the scene.

Police also said they believe the couple was targeted, but they do not yet know the motive.

If you have any information that can help police, you can call the Fairview Township Police Department at 717-901-5267.