Father found dead inside Middletown Township home; son named person of interest in case

MIDDLETOWN TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) — An investigation is underway in Middletown Township, Bucks County after a man was found dead inside a home on Tuesday night.

Officers found the victim in his 60s dead in an upstairs bathroom on the 100 block of Upper Orchard Drive.

Police initially responded to reports of a decapitated body around 7 p.m., but authorities have not confirmed the manner of death.

According to Middletown Township Police Chief Joe Bartorilla, the victim’s son fled in his father’s vehicle. He was taken into custody hours later, about 100 miles away from the crime scene.

Bartorilla said the son lived inside the home on Upper Orchard Drive and is being considered a person of interest in the case.

“We were pretty confident that the person of interest is the person we were looking for, ” he added.

Police confirm officers are looking into a disturbing social media video that may be connected to this investigation.

The father and son have not been identified.

A motive for the killing is still under investigation.