Daniel “Dan Lau” Maldonado was found by police responding to a report of “shots fired” in the 400 block of Crescent Street around 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 27, as stated in the initial police release.
Officers arrived to find Dan “suffering from gunshot wounds,” so he was taken to UPMC Harrisburg Hospital, where the Dauphin County Coroner declared him deceased at 2:44 a.m. that same morning.
His official cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and the manner was ruled homicide, the coroner explained on Jan. 29.
Harrisburg detectives continue to investigate. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the police at 717-558-6900 or by clicking here.
A candlelight vigil was held in his memory that evening.
His community has also been sharing about its sudden loss on social media.
A GoFundMe has been launched to help cover his funeral expenses. In it, Cynthia “Cyn” Welsh wrote the following about Dan:
“He was such a great person and a even greater father, he was respected and loved by many he had such a great heart and would help anyone in need!”