Michael John Elekes

How they died

Suicide

Franklin Borough police responded to a 911 call around 8:15 p.m., from a woman who said her 53-year-old son was threatening her with a shotgun in their house. When police arrived at the ranch-style home, the caller, Anne Elekes, ran outside and was shot and wounded by her son, Michael, as she tried to flee, police said. A hostage negotiator was able to talk Michael Elekes into releasing his father, James Elekes Sr. At about 4 a.m., police rushed into the house, and found Michael Elekes dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Michael John Elekes, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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