--- description: Authorities said Bradley William Stone committed suicide after killing six people and wounding a seventh title: Autopsy Reveals Pennsylvania Killing Spree Suspect Poisoned Himself image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1df9e8926ace0cd4/69877725524fc0c3b5deb9ca/pennsylvania-shooter-spree.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Autopsy Reveals Pennsylvania Killing Spree Suspect Poisoned Himself  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 24, 2014 1:33 AM CUT  In this undated handout from the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, Bradley William Stone, a suspect in the shooting deaths of six people and the wounding of another, is seen. In this undated handout from the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, Bradley William Stone, a suspect in the shooting deaths of six people and the wounding of another, is seen.Handout—Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 24, 2014 1:33 AM CUT An autopsy of the Pennsylvania man suspected of killing six relatives reveals he died after poisoning himself, authorities [said](http://abcnews.go.com/US/pennsylvania-killing-spree-suspect-died-poisoning-autopsy-reveals/story?id=27800049 "undefined") Tuesday. Bradley Stone, who was found dead with self-inflicted stab wounds on Dec. 16 after a manhunt in the Philadelphia suburbs, died of a “combined drug intoxication,” ABC News reports. Authorities said Stone had taken a cocktail of Trazodone, Risperidone and mCPP. Stone, 35, was suspected of shooting to death his ex-wife and five of her family members, and wounding one more, during the early hours of Dec. 15\. The motive remains unclear but legal documents show Stone had recently lost a custody battle against his ex-wife for their two daughters. \[[_ABC_](http://abcnews.go.com/US/pennsylvania-killing-spree-suspect-died-poisoning-autopsy-reveals/story?id=27800049 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3646380/pennsylvania-shooter-autopsy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3646380/pennsylvania-shooter-autopsy/"},"headline":"Autopsy Reveals Pennsylvania Killing Spree Suspect Poisoned Himself","datePublished":"2014-12-24T01:33:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:07:01.665Z","description":"Bradley Stone, 35, was found dead after a manhunt near Philadelphia","url":"https://time.com/3646380/pennsylvania-shooter-autopsy/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1df9e8926ace0cd4/69877725524fc0c3b5deb9ca/pennsylvania-shooter-spree.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1df9e8926ace0cd4/69877725524fc0c3b5deb9ca/pennsylvania-shooter-spree.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Pennsylvania Shooter Suicide Poisoning","caption":"Pennsylvania Shooter Suicide Poisoning","creditText":"Handout—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3646380/pennsylvania-shooter-autopsy/","name":"Autopsy Reveals Pennsylvania Killing Spree Suspect Poisoned Himself"}}]}] ```