Suspect arrested in 'execution-style' killings in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A suspect was taken into custody Monday night in connection with last week's execution-style killings near a historic property in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park.

The suspect has not been identified and police say no formal charges have been filed.

Officers were called to the scene on February 29 after a body was found in the road on Mount Pleasant Drive, near Fountain Green Drive, shortly before 11 p.m.


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When first responders arrived, they found two victims lying next to each other in a gully on the side of the road.

The victims have been identified as Thurston Cooper, 49, and Krystina Chambers, 38.



Police said Cooper was shot in the head and Chambers was shot in the head and chest. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Further details on the murders have not been released.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to call police at 215-686-TIPS.