FORT PIERCE, Fla. (Court TV) — Investigators have formally charged a former New York City police officer with killing his parents and are releasing new details about a potential motive.
Philip Repaci (Indian River County Sheriff’s Office)
Philip Repaci Jr. is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Joann Repaci and Philip Repaci Sr., who were found shot to death in their Fort Pierce home on Feb. 24. Repaci Jr. was arrested in neighboring Indian River County that day after leading police on a brief pursuit.
When officers first responded to a request for a welfare check on the victims, Repaci Jr. was at the scene. Body camera video recorded by officers shows Repaci Jr. approaching his parents’ apartment unit, but then turning around after seeing police officers have arrived. Repaci Jr. walks away from the apartment, gets into his car and drives away in the video…