Police have identified a 47-year-old man and his 8-year-old son who died in a murder-suicide in Lower Makefield Township.
Police in Bucks County are investigating a murder-suicide involving a child in Lower Makefield.
According to authorities, on Thursday at 6:10 p.m., officers with the Lower Makefield Township Police Department reported to a home on the 500 block of Heritage Oak Drive for a wellness check. Officers checked the home and found two people inside, dead from apparent gunshot wounds to the head, police say. Police in Bucks County are investigating what they consider a murder-suicide at a home in Lower Makefield.
Officials say the incident is being investigated as a murder-suicide and identified the two people as 47-year-old Joseph Rozario and his 8-year-old son Fabian. According to officials, the family has lived in the township for four years and Fabian attended a local school."Utter disbelief and loss," Peter Blum said. "He was just the nicest guy. He was pleasant to talk to. He was very friendly. He seemed new to owning his own home, maintaining a property.
Neighbors say Rozario lived with his wife and they showed no outward signs they were struggling. Blum says the couple would come and go regularly and, occasionally, he’d see their son."Understanding what he has done must be incredibly hard?" FOX 29’s Jeff Cole asked.If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The crisis center provides free and confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to civilians and veterans.
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