On the morning of April 7, 2018, 23-year-old Kord L. Aurand was found dead at his home on Old State Route 22 in Wayne Township, McVeytown, Pennsylvania. He died of a gunshot wound and the Pennsylvania State Police have classified the death as a homicide.

Kord was a 2013 graduate of Mount Union Area High School and earned a degree from Pennsylvania College of Technology. He worked as a lineman for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 126, and had been active in high school football and wrestling and in youth sports. Friends and family remember him for a love of the outdoors, including hunting, fishing and time at Camp A.

State troopers processed the scene and appealed to the public for leads. No arrests have been announced and investigators continue to seek information. If anyone knew Kord or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.