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UPDATED: 6:23 a.m., Tuesday:
Northampton Township police and the Bucks County Detectives are investigating after three people were found inside a residence on Monday.
The scene remained active into late Monday night, and a nearby resident said police were at the scene at daybreak on Tuesday.
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The police activity was centered on a home on Heather Road.
Manuel Gamiz Jr., a spokesperson for the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, confirmed NewtownPANow.com’s reporting that three people were found deceased in the home.
Several law enforcement sources called the deaths suspected homicides.
“At 2:15 this afternoon Northampton Township Police Officers responded to a single-family home in Churchville for a well-being check. Upon arrival to the home, they were confronted by an adult male armed with a knife,” Gamiz said.
Credit: Tom Sofield/NewtownPANow.comNorthampton Township police requested the multi-agency South Central Emergency Response Team respond to the scene around 2:40 p.m., sources said.
Tactical officers surrounded the home and later made entry, finding the bodies, sources said.
The man, who was armed, was later taken into custody by the tactical team, authorities said.
Credit: Tom Sofield/NewtownPANow.comGamiz said there is no further danger to the community.
A neighbor told this news organization an elderly couple, who have an adult son and daughter lived in the home.
The incident led to police departments from around the lower and central parts of the county responding to the scene Tuesday afternoon.
Original Story:
Police are investigating a suspected multi-victim homicide in Northampton Township.
The incident began mid-afternoon Monday when officers were dispatched to a residence on Heather Road for a well-being check, according to law enforcement sources.
Police learned that a potentially armed man was inside the home, the sources said.
Northampton Township police activated the South Central Emergency Response Team shortly before 3 p.m. for a possible barricaded subject at the location, the sources said. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including Newtown Township, Warrington Township, the sheriff’s office, and Middletown Township, responded as part of the team.
As the tactical team was outside the home, it was discovered that there were several bodies in the dwelling, a source on the scene told NewtownPANow.com.
By 6 p.m., tactical officers, detectives, and personnel from the Tri-Hampton Rescue Squad and the township fire department were staged along the residential street.
The man was believed to be contained to the residence as of dusk on Monday, a source said.
Police have confirmed “law enforcement activity” in the area but have not yet released more information.
Northampton Township police and investigators from the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office will lead the probe, sources said.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to correct an error. Today is Monday, not Tuesday.
