York man fatally shot by homeowner during home invasion in Dauphin Co.

A York man died after being shot by a homeowner after he allegedly forced his way into a home in Dauphin County on Sunday morning while armed with a baseball bat, according to Lower Paxton Township Police.

Servando Santos, 23, of the 600 block of West Market Street, was shot in the abdomen and died from his injuries at Pinnacle Health Community General Osteopathic Hospital, police said in a news release.

Santos' cause of death was a single gunshot wound to his abdomen, and his manner of death is homicide, Dauphin County Coroner said Tuesday. Police continued to investigate the case on Tuesday, but declined to answer questions related to it.

Before the home invasion, police say, Santos allegedly assaulted an elderly woman who lives in another home nearby. The assault victim remains in critical condition at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, police said. Authorities did not release her name.

Police initially were dispatched to the 200 block of Fairway Drive around 6 a.m. Sunday for a 911 hangup call. "The caller reported that a male was trying to kill him," the news release states. A second call to 911 indicated the suspect was beating a man with a baseball bat in the driveway.

Police are not sure how the woman ended up being assaulted, but police believe there was a domestic dispute between Santos and a resident of the home, the news release states.

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Santos allegedly walked down the street and, armed with a baseball bat, forced his way into another residence, police said. The homeowner confronted Santos and warned that he was armed.

Santos continued to force his way into the home, and the homeowner fired several shots, police said. One struck Santos in the abdomen.

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Police said Santos moved further into the home after being shot, and a struggle ensued. Family members subdued Santos just before officers arrived.

Santos also struggled with officers before being taken into custody, police said. He was given immediate medical attention and taken to the hospital, where he died.

Anyone with information about the cases may call police at (717) 657-5656.