Search Link search
Home
About Us
  • Welcome
    • Chief's Message
    • Mission, Vision, Values
    • Awards
      • Officer of the Year
  • Personnel
    • Divisions
      • Administrative Division
      • Detective Division
      • Patrol Division
      • Special Services
        • Crash Team
        • Forensics
    • Police Vehicles
  • Accreditation
  • History
Employment
  • Application/Salary & Benefits
Programs
  • Services
    • Fingerprinting
    • Project Lifesaver
    • Special Needs Registry
  • Community
    • School Resource Officer Program (SRO)
    • Drug Disposal Box
    • Youth Aid Panel
Resources
  • Child Protection
    • Amber Alert
    • Indicators of Child Abuse
    • Suspicions of Child Abuse
    • What Is Child Abuse
  • Emergency/Disaster
    • Disaster Relief
    • Emergency Preparedness
  • FAQ
    • Curfew
    • Fireworks
  • Personal Protection
    • Home Safety
    • Identity Theft
    • Internet Safety
    • Personal Safety
    • Scams
    • Vehicle Safety
  • Useful Links
  • Second Chance
Forms
  • Camera Registry
  • Get Your Crash Report
  • RTK Request
  • Soliciting Permit Applications
Our TownshipMegan's LawAnnual ReportContact Us
FOLLOW
Submit a Tip
  • Login Link LOGIN
  • Map Link CRIME MAP
East Lampeter TWP PD
  • 2250 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, PA 17602
  • (717) 291-4676
  • East Lampeter Township Police Department on Facebook
  • East Lampeter Township Police Department on X
Chief Stephen Zerbe
eastlampeterpd.org
CRIMEWATCH / US / PA / Lancaster County
  • Login Link LOGIN
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Submit a Tip
East Lampeter Township Police Department Homepage
East Lampeter Township Police Department Logo

East Lampeter Township Police Department

Chief Stephen Zerbe
eastlampeterpd.org
Search Link search Map Link CRIME MAP
  • 2250 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, PA 17602
  • (717) 291-4676
  • East Lampeter Township Police Department on Facebook
  • East Lampeter Township Police Department on X
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Welcome
      • Chief's Message
      • Mission, Vision, Values
      • Awards
        • Officer of the Year
    • Personnel
      • Divisions
        • Administrative Division
        • Detective Division
        • Patrol Division
        • Special Services
          • Crash Team
          • Forensics
      • Police Vehicles
    • Accreditation
    • History
  • Employment
    • Application/Salary & Benefits
  • Programs
    • Services
      • Fingerprinting
      • Project Lifesaver
      • Special Needs Registry
    • Community
      • School Resource Officer Program (SRO)
      • Drug Disposal Box
      • Youth Aid Panel
  • Resources
    • Child Protection
      • Amber Alert
      • Indicators of Child Abuse
      • Suspicions of Child Abuse
      • What Is Child Abuse
    • Emergency/Disaster
      • Disaster Relief
      • Emergency Preparedness
    • FAQ
      • Curfew
      • Fireworks
    • Personal Protection
      • Home Safety
      • Identity Theft
      • Internet Safety
      • Personal Safety
      • Scams
      • Vehicle Safety
    • Useful Links
    • Second Chance
  • Forms
    • Camera Registry
    • Get Your Crash Report
    • RTK Request
    • Soliciting Permit Applications
  • Our Township
  • Megan's Law
  • Annual Report
  • Contact Us

Want to Subscribe?

To follow East Lampeter Township Police Department, click the button below.


Download the CRIMEWATCH app and follow East Lampeter Township Police Department.

App StoreGoogle Play

Homicide

Details Map

UPDATE:  

Suspect Tobias Click was pronounced deceased on 10/11/2026 at approximately 8:25 a.m. by the Cumberland County Coroner's Office from injuries sustained from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.   

The East Lampeter Township Police would like to thank the PA State Police for their crucial involvement with this investigation along with the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office, Lancaster County Forensic Team and the West Lampeter Township Police.

The East Lampeter Township Police is still actively investigating this incident. 

 

Dauphin County man charged with shooting East Lampeter Township man to death; holding woman and children hostage found with self-inflicted gunshot wound to head

A Dauphin County man who been charged with shooting a man to death and holding his ex-girlfriend and four of her children hostage after breaking into their East Lampeter Township home Saturday morning has been located with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.

Tobias John-Allen Click, of Susquehanna Township, was charged with a single count each of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, third-degree murder, burglary, kidnapping to inflict injury or terror, four counts of kidnapping of a minor, one count of unlawful restraint, four counts of unlawful restraint of a minor, four counts of false imprisonment of a minor and one count each of false imprisonment and abuse of corpse. 

Click, 29, shot and killed Ernesto Rodriguez inside a residence in the 400 block of Aaron Lane early Saturday morning. A woman, who is Rodriguez’s current girlfriend and Click’s ex-girlfriend, and her four children were inside the residence at the time of the shooting.

State police later located Click in Cumberland County hours later. Click apparently shot himself in the head after a vehicle pursuit.  

Click remains in custody at a Cumberland County hospital. His current condition is unknown. 

The woman told police she and Rodriguez had both received messages on social media threatening to kill them during the early morning hours from an account they believed to be Click’s. Though the woman wanted to immediately contact police, Rodriguez convinced her to wait, she said. 

After returning to sleep, the couple awoke shortly after 6 a.m. to find that Click had entered the home. Video surveillance footage from inside the residence purports to show Click had entered the home through a downstairs living room.

Rodriguez attempted to arm himself with a handgun but was shot multiple times by Click before he could do so, the woman told police. 

After firing the shots Click then pointed the handgun at the woman as she sat with her children and threatened to kill her and also repeatedly kicked Rodriguez in the head as he lay motionless on the ground. The woman begged for her life as Click continued to threaten her, she said. 

As Click held the woman and children hostage she received multiple phone calls which she attempted to silence twice until Click ordered her to answer them. After answering the call the woman told Click that police were coming, after which he fled the residence and threatened to kill himself. 

Police found Rodriguez already deceased and having suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

East Lampeter Township Police Officer Heather Waltman filed the charges.

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

https://crimewatch.net/us/pa/lancaster/da/11617/post/dauphin-county-man-charged-shooting-east-lampeter-township-man-death-holding-woman-and

Location

Lancaster, PA 17602

Date

Oct 10, 2026

Incident Type

Homicide

Reference ID

2610012171

Case Status

Current

Case Type

Criminal

Created Oct 12th, 2026
Submit a Tip
East Lampeter TWP PD
2250 Old Philadelphia Pike
Lancaster, PA 17602
EnglishEnglish
EnglishEnglishAmharicAmharicArabicArabicChinese (Simplified)Chinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)Chinese (Traditional)DutchDutchFilipinoFilipinoFrenchFrenchGermanGermanHaitian CreoleHaitian CreoleHindiHindiItalianItalianJapaneseJapaneseKoreanKoreanPolishPolishPortuguesePortugueseRussianRussianSpanishSpanishSwahiliSwahiliVietnameseVietnamese
  • Contact East Lampeter TWP PD
  • Compliance
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION. Individuals accused of crimes and depicted on this and affiliate sites are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Content on the CRIMEWATCH® platform and this website is posted, administered, and owned by law enforcement agencies, and is subject to change at any time. CRIMEWATCH Technologies, Inc., its owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, provide NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION regarding the contents of the CRIMEWATCH® platform or this website, and are not responsible for its accuracy, timeliness, or relevancy. For information about how to request the removal of inaccurate information, please go here.
CRIMEWATCH Technologies Homepage
CRIMEWATCH® and the Eye Design are registered trademarks of CRIMEWATCH Technologies, Inc. © 2026 CRIMEWATCH Technologies, Inc.

East Lampeter Township Police Department

CRIMEWATCH - Lancaster County

All content is free to read. Subscribe to get email alerts when new updates are posted.

Get notified about press releases, crime alerts, and news from the East Lampeter Township Police Department.


Also available on

App StoreGoogle Play