An arrest has been made in a double shooting that left a woman and man dead inside a North Philadelphia home last month.
Bilal Simmons is accused of killing Jocelynn Marshall, 35, and Terrell Sanders, 39, NBC10 confirmed with Philadelphia police on Sunday.
On Dec. 19, 2024, at 3:03 p.m., Marshall and Sanders were both found with multiple gunshot wounds inside a home along the 1800 block of Diamond Street. They were both pronounced dead at the scene.
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Police later identified Simmons as the suspect in their murders.
Simmons is charged with murder, violation of the uniform firearms act and other related offenses. Police have not yet revealed a possible motive in the double murder.
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