Fifteen-year-old Michael Castor was found dead in a York, Pennsylvania, home on the 600 block of West Philadelphia Street in the early morning hours of Saturday, January 8, 2022. Emergency services were called about 6:10 a.m., and officers discovered him inside the house with a single gunshot wound to the head.

Castor had been in the company of other individuals at the time of the shooting, and the York County Coroner’s Office publicly identified him. An autopsy was scheduled at Lehigh Valley Hospital to determine the official cause and manner of death. Authorities described the circumstances as suspicious and opened an investigation, but have not released details about what happened inside the residence.

No suspects were named and no arrests were announced as the investigation proceeded. If anyone was in the area or knew Michael’s circle that morning, any information could help clarify the events that led to his death.?