Crime & Safety
New Details Emerge In Buckingham Double Murder-Suicide
An investigation is continuing in Buckingham Township where three people were found dead inside a home on Monday.
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BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —A father shot and killed his wife and his son before turning the gun on himself Monday in a double homicide and suicide in Buckingham Township, officials have confirmed.
A double homicide investigation is continuing in Buckingham Township, where three people were found dead inside a home in the 3900 block of Charter Club Drive.
Detectives with the Buckingham Township Police Department and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the incident, which occurred in “The Ridings of Buckingham” neighborhood.
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At approximately 10:27 a.m., police were dispatched to 3954 Charter Club Drive following a 911 call for an unresponsive person. Upon arrival, officers met with the elderly caller who reported that three other residents in the home were deceased.
Officers quickly located two adult men and one adult woman deceased from apparent gunshot wounds to the head, investigators said.
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Authorities determined that Steven Chow, 59, shot and killed his 21-year-old son, Raymond Chow, and his 63-year-old wife, Amy Troung, while they lay in their beds, before fatally shooting himself a short time later.
"This is an ongoing investigation and anybody with additional information should contact the Buckingham Township Police Department or the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office," investigators said.
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