The death of a 72-year-old Rochester Hills man is being investigated by Oakland County Sheriff’s officials after his body was found in the basement of his home Friday.

Police are calling it an apparent homicide and asking anyone living on the 3700 block of Newcastle Drive to share anything they saw, heard or possibly recorded on security cameras.

Sheriff Michael Bouchard said detectives are looking for two male suspects who were posing as DTE employees.

“We are looking for the public’s help — anyone who may have seen something, anything,” he said. “We could really use any information you have. If you have a security camera or video from 8 p.m. Thursday until noon (Friday) and share that with us, that would be a great help. We’re looking for two men who were driving a white pickup truck with orange cones in the truck bed.”

The resident died shortly before noon Friday in a neighborhood filled with upscale homes. The victim’s wife called 911; deputies found her tied up and with duct tape around her hands. She told police she believed her husband may have been kidnapped.

Deputies checked the house to make sure it was safe and found the man’s body in the basement.

Bouchard said his injuries were gruesome and because of that, it was not clear if he had been shot or bludgeoned to death.

The victim’s wife, 72, told deputies two male suspects had come to the home the night before, claiming there was a gas leak. The couple did not allow them in at that time. When they returned Friday morning, they were allowed inside and the woman’s husband went to the basement with the two men to look for the alleged leak.

The woman did not see her husband return from the basement with the men and assumed he had been kidnapped. The suspects then tied her up. She was able to free herself enough to call 911. She remains hospitalized, Bouchard said.

The victim’s name is being withheld until other family members are notified. He owned a business in Wayne County, Bouchard said.

Detectives are investigating to determine if anything was taken from the home.

Bouchard said residents should be wary of anyone showing up at their home unexpectedly asking for access, whether they claim to be from a utility or another business.

He said residents should check with a business or utility and to see if they have workers in the area before allowing them in the home.