Crime & Safety

Death In Upper Makefield 'Not A Random Act'

Upper Makefield Police, in cooperation with the Bucks County Detectives, are "pursuing numerous leads" in the case, authorities said.​

A death that is being investigated by Upper Makefield police "does not appear to be a random act," authorities said in a statement late Wednesday. However, no further details were offered relating to the unidentified person's death on River Road Tuesday evening.

Upper Makefield Police, in cooperation with the Bucks County Detectives, are "pursuing numerous leads" in the case, authorities said.

According to police, a person was found unresponsive inside a River Road residence just after 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Someone called 911, and when officers arrived to the 1000 block of the road, they found the deceased person.

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That's about as much as police are willing to offer on the situation at this point.

"Until certain information has been verified, officials are not commenting on the exact nature of the investigation or parties involved," Upper Makefield Police said.

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The cause of death has not yet been determined, and the victim's identity or age has not been announced yet.

Police were unable to say if the deceased appeared to be injured when law enforcement arrived on the scene.

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