VERO BEACH, Fla. (Court TV) — A former police officer was arrested on charges that he tried to flee from police after he was named as a person of interest in his parents’ murders.
Philip Repaci (Indian River County Sheriff’s Office)
Officers with the Fort Pierce Police Department began investigating after Philip Repaci Sr., 85, and Joan Repaci, 80, were found shot to death in their home. Officers said the couple was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the living room of their residence on Feb. 24. Investigators named the couple’s adult son, Philip Repaci Jr., as a person of interest in the case.
Approximately two hours after his parents’ bodies were found, a license plate reader alerted deputies in neighboring Indian River County that the suspect’s car was in the area. Deputies caught up with Repaci’s white Lexus SUV and activated lights and sirens…