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A man and woman were found shot to death in East Fairmount Park, with police suspecting an "execution style" killing due to head wounds and close proximity of the victims. The victims have not been identified, and no suspects or motive have been determined at this time. Police are reviewing surveillance footage from the area, and this incident adds to the 43 shooting deaths in Philadelphia so far in 2023.
Two people were found shot to death, execution-style, near the historic Mount Pleasant Mansion in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. The victims, a 38-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man, were discovered with gunshot wounds to the head and chest. Police found three spent shell casings nearby and are investigating the incident as a double homicide. Homicide detectives and the crime scene unit are gathering evidence, but there is currently no information on a suspect or motive.
A Chicago woman, Candice Jones, has been found guilty for her role in the execution-style murder of a Naperville man in 2018. Jones, along with her son Ernest Collins and his girlfriend Cassandra Green, allegedly lured the victim, Michael Armendariz, out of his apartment before Collins shot him twice in the back of the head. The body was later found in a garbage can in Chicago. Jones faces up to 75 years in prison, while Collins faces life imprisonment. Green is also awaiting trial.
Two suspects have been arrested and charged with capital murder in the case of a double murder in Lewisville, Texas. The victims, 66-year-old Lilia Fernandez Ortiz and her son 43-year-old Alejandro Arrellano-Fernandez, were found dead inside their home. Surveillance footage captured the incident, showing the suspects approaching Arrellano-Fernandez, shoving him to the ground, and shooting him. The victims were believed to have been shot "execution-style." One of the suspects was identified as a homeless person known as "Sam" who had prior contact with the area. The motive for the shooting remains unknown.