INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A man who was captured in Indian River County after leaving a home where his parents were both found fatally shot, was identified by police as Philip Repaci. Repaci, 55, was described by Fort Pierce police as a person of interest in the double homicide.
Police also identified the parents as 85-year-old Philip Repaci and 80-year-old Joan Repaci. Both lived at Harbour Isle at Hutchinson Island condominium complex in Fort Pierce. It was not immediately clear if the younger Repaci lived with his parents.
Philip Repaci PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
The younger Repaci was arrested Tuesday on a charge of fleeing an officer in Indian River County. Repaci remained held Wednesday at the Indian River County Jail on a $150,000 bond.
Repaci has not yet been charged in connection with the death of his parents.
Fort Pierce police responded to a welfare check about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the parents’ home located in Harbour Isle at Hutchinson Island, east of U.S. 1 and west of Jetty Park. A family member who requested the welfare check told officers that the parents had missed an appointment.
Police found the bodies of the elderly couple in the living room. Both had multiple gunshot wounds, officials said.
The younger Repaci left the home before police arrived, according to officers. Police issued a BOLO, or a be-on-the-lookout alert, for Repaci’s vehicle. Repaci traveled north into Indian River County.
Indian River County deputies spotted Repaci’s vehicle headed westbound along Oslo Road. A patrol deputy used a PIT maneuver by tapping the rear of the vehicle, causing it to spin to a stop, according to Lt. Kevin Jaworski, a spokesperson for the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies detained Repaci and booked him into the Indian River County Jail.
Those with more information about the double homicide should contact the Fort Pierce Police Department at 772-467-6800. Callers can also contact Treasure Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-800-277-8477.