Scotty Lee Gebhard Jr., 38, called 911 around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 27, saying he was in Lancaster County Central Park and planned to harm himself. Officers from the Lancaster Bureau of Police responded and attempted to de-escalate the situation, but within seconds of making contact, Gebhard pulled the trigger, according to police.
He was taken to Lancaster General Hospital, where he died of the self-inflicted gunshot wound, the county coroner’s office confirmed.
Gebhard was scheduled to appear that same afternoon before Lancaster County Judge David L. Ashworth for sentencing on two counts of Aggravated Assault and one count of Burglary stemming from a violent July 3, 2021 home invasion. The charges alleged he broke into a home on East King Street, stabbed a woman in the face, neck, and back, and stabbed a man in the legs…