Suspect Charged For 'Execution-Style' Murders In Fairmount Park: Philly PD

Authorities have charged 52-year-old Lamar Young with the double murder in Fairmount Park on Feb. 29, Philadelphia police say.

Philadelphia police; Fairmount Park murder victim Krystina Chambers
Photo Credit: *Philadelphia Police Department // Krystina Chambers Facebook*

Mac Bullock

03/12/2024 5:19 p.m.

Young is in police custody on two counts of murder, criminal conspiracy, firearms charges, and related offenses, PPD said in a release.

Forty-nine-year-old Thurston Cooper and 38-year-old Krystina Chambers, both of Philadelphia, were found shot to death near 3800 Mount Pleasant Drive, police have said.

Investigators said the possible motive is still unknown.

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