Police say 29-year-old Maurice Louis confessed to shooting and killing his mother, Janet Woodson Holmes, step-father, Leslie Holmes, and two half-brothers, Sy-eed Woodson and Leslie Holmes Jr., in the head with a shotgun. On Tuesday, Louis was deemed incompetent to stand trial.
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The murders happened inside the family home on the 5000 block of Walton Avenue on October 30.
Philadelphia officers found suspect naked, drinking vodka after allegedly killing 4 family members
Man confesses to killing 4 family members in West Philadelphia: Police
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Responding officers found Louis in a bedroom drinking a bottle of vodka, with a rifle case nearby.
At the time, relatives told Action News that Louis had been clinically diagnosed with depression.
The next court hearing in the case is scheduled for February 12.