Crime & Safety

Police Investigating Nockamixon Double Homicide

Two people were apparently stabbed to death in an apartment building on Route 611 early Friday morning, according to published reports. Suspect in custody.

State police are looking for a man they suspect is behind a double homicide this morning in Ottsville, about 20 miles south of Easton.

According to the Morning Call and WFMZ, the suspect is Lloyd Hill, 41, who may be headed to the Lehigh Valley.

Hill "may be driving a blue or purple Ford Taurus sedan or similar style sedan" with the license plate EYF-5704, the Morning Call report indicated.

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The report indicates that the homicides occurred before 6am at an apartment building in the 8700 block of Easton Road (Route 611), and that the victims--a man and a woman--were apparently stabbed to death.

That location is about 14 miles southeast of Hellertown.

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Hill may be armed with a knife and/or gun, and anyone who sees him or a vehicle matching the description provided should call 911 immediately.

Update: This report by the Doylestown Intelligencer says Hill is in custody.


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