Bomb squad called to Pittsburgh-area home after body found next to suspected explosive device

Bomb squad called to home in Bethel Park

BETHEL PARK, Pa. —  The Allegheny County Bomb Squad was called to a home in Bethel Park after a body was found on Wednesday night. 

Officials said multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a home on Oak Park Drive. 

The Allegheny County Bomb Squad was called to a home in Bethel Park after a body was found on November 15, 2023. Credit: KDKA

KDKA-TV has learned that law enforcement found someone dead next to a suspected explosive device. 

The person has been identified by the Medical Examiner's Office as 53-year-old Richard Friedman. 

Allegheny County Police determined that no explosive device was on the scene and the death was an apparent suicide. 

Bethel Park Police are investigating.

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