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(Slippery Rock Twp., Pa) Pa State police announced Saturday morning that the death of 40-year-old Joseph Detello of Meadville along a roadway in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, has been ruled a homicide.
Detello was discovered Thursday afternoon in the area of Young Road as a person passing by thought Detello was having a tire issue and stopped to assist. The person discovered that he was unresponsive and called 911 and attempted CPR. Two bicyclists in the area also stopped to help. Detello was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say that Detello died  of asphyxiation. No arrests have been announced.