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ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. — Update (4:10 p.m.): A man was shot and killed in Adams County after he broke into an elderly couple's home and attacked them, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Officials say after entering the Berwick Township home of the couple in their late 70's, 54-year-old Steven Shaffer immediately started attacking the husband, who told his wife to get a gun from a bedroom.
As the wife retrieved the gun, Shaffer followed and police say "violently assaulted" her on the bed.
Police say the husband was able to follow and get the gun, firing multiple shots at Shaffer, ultimately killing him.
The wife is reported in critical condition and was taken by helicopter a local hospital, while the husband was transported by ambulance.
Police say during the assault, Shaffer was only wearing a shirt and was otherwise naked.
According to police, Shaffer lived near the couple, however, they didn't know him.
"Obviously this is a very sad situation," said Lt. Mark Magyar of Pennsylvania State Police. "We all have an expectation to safety and privacy in our homes and not to have somebody come in and intrude the way that Mr. Schaefer did.