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Wellness Check Leads to Standoff That Ends With Three Found Dead in Bucks County Home

Investigators describe an isolated case with autopsies pending, identities withheld.

Overview

  • Officers were dispatched around 2:15 p.m. Monday to Heather Road and Second Street Pike after relatives reported not hearing from a resident since Saturday.
  • Police say an adult male armed with a knife barricaded himself in the home for hours before a SWAT entry resulted in his custody.
  • After the breach, officers found one victim in the kitchen and two in a nearby room inside the Churchville residence.
  • Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan said there is no ongoing threat to the public and credited officers with using every available tactical resource.
  • The Bucks County Coroner scheduled autopsies for Tuesday, and the unnamed suspect remains held on separate assault charges while the investigation continues.