Father shot son in murder-suicide in Lower Makefield Township: police
LOWER MAKEFIELD, Pa. (CBS) -- Police believe a father shot and killed his son before turning the gun on himself at a home in Lower Makefield Thursday night.
Police arrived at a home in the township and found 47-year-old Joseph Rozario and his 8-year-old son dead from gunshot wounds.
Authorities said the two were found dead inside the home they lived in.
Police said the son was a student at Afton Elementary School in the Pennsbury School District.
Grief counselors will be at the school Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or suicidal crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
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