Police Investigating Bensalem Chiropractor's Beating Death

BENSALEM, PA — Police in Bensalem are investigating the Monday night beating death of a local chiropractor.

James Sowa, 64, was found dead at his home office at 3161 Hulmeville Rd., just north of Street Road, according to Bensalem Township Police. The Bucks County Coroner's Office ruled the death a homicide and said the cause was blunt force trauma to the head, police said.

Police say Sowa operated his chiropractic practice out of his home at the Hulmeville Road address.

According to his website, Sowa had been in practice in Bensalem since 1980. He grew up in Penndel and graduated from Neshaminy High School in 1974, according to the site.

Sowa attended college at the New York Institute of Technology and graduated from the New York Chiropractic College in 1979.

Bensalem Township Police and Bucks County detectives are investigating. Anyone with information, or who saw something suspicious in the area between 7 a.m.-3 p.m. on Monday, is asked to call 215-633-3719.