Philadelphia police: 1 in custody after 'suspicious' death in Overbrook

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Friday, December 30, 2022
Police: 1 in custody after 'suspicious' death in Overbrook
Philadelphia police are investigating a suspicious death in the Overbrook section of the city.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating a suspicious death in the Overbrook section of the city.

Officers responded the 900 block of Atwood Road on Thursday afternoon.

That's where, police say, a 62-year-old man was found unresponsive in his bedroom by his wife.

Authorities say the victim had trauma to his head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

One person is in custody, but no details about that person were released.

No weapons were recovered at the scene.