Crime & Safety
Father-Daughter Murder-Suicide Under Investigation
Police are investigating the apparent murder-suicide of an elderly man and his disabled daughter in northern Bucks County.
A man fatally shot his mentally disabled daughter before killing himself in East Rock Hill Township, which is north of Doylestown, according to multiple reports.
A caregiver found the two people dead at a home on Clymer Road off Route 313 (Dublin Pike) on Saturday night, CBS 3 in Philadelphia reports.
WFMZ quotes officials as saying the man threatened to kill himself and his daughter in the past.
The victims were identified as Thaddeus Swierzewski, 78, and his daughter, Mary Swierzewski, 59, according to the Morning Call.
Pennridge Regional Police are investigating.
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