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DOUBLE MURDER: Fugitive Wanted In MontCo Teens' Killings Surrenders, Police Say DOUBLE MURDER: Fugitive Wanted In MontCo Teens' Killings Surrenders, Police Say
Double Murder: Fugitive Wanted In MontCo Teens' Killings Surrenders, Police Say The fugitive wanted in the killings to two Montgomery County teens has surrendered himself to authorities, officials announced.  Deonte Kelly, 23, of Philadelphia, surrendered to police in Pottstown at around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele in a statement. Investigators believe Kelly acted with 17-year-old Dominic Carboni in the Monday, Oct. 17 shootings of Skyler Fox, 17, and Brandon Bacote-Byer, 18, in Pottstown.  DA Steele has described the murders as a drug deal gone wrong.  After Carboni's arrest last week, author…

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by Mac Bullock
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Fugitive ID'd As Second Suspect In Double Slaying Of Teen Buddies In Suburban Philly: DA Fugitive ID'd As Second Suspect In Double Slaying Of Teen Buddies In Suburban Philly: DA
Fugitive ID'd As Second Suspect In Double Slaying Of Teen Buddies In Suburban Philly: DA A man who has been wanted for aggravated assault, terroristic threats and more has been identified as a second suspect in the double killings of two teen friends in Suburban Philadelphia, authorities announced. Deonte Kelly, 23, of Philadelphia — who also goes by the name "Taz" — is wanted on two courts of first- and second-degree murder, robbery and more, in connection with a Pottstown shooting that left two friends dead, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Dominic Carboni, of Shwenksville, had previously been arrested in the deaths of 17-year-old Skyler Fox and …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Suburban Philly Gunman Killed Teens In Drug Deal Gone Bad: DA Suburban Philly Gunman Killed Teens In Drug Deal Gone Bad: DA
Suburban Philly Gunman Killed Teens In Drug Deal Gone Bad: DA A 17-year-old Montgomery County boy has been charged with first-degree murder and robbery offenses in connection with the slayings of two victims around his age earlier this week, authorities announced. Dominic Carboni, of Shwenksville, had arranged to meet Skyler Fox, 17, to buy marijuana when he shot him and 18-year-old Brandon Bacote-Byer near  Fourth and Johnson streets around 11:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. ALSO SEE: Pottstown Shooting Victims Were Best Friends, Family Says Surveillance footage shows maroon-colo…

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by Cecilia Levine