March 04, 2024
Philadelphia Police/X
Philadelphia police released photos of a suspect wanted in the fatal shootings of Thurston Cooper and Krystina Chambers in Fairmount Park on Feb. 29, 2024.
UPDATE (8:53 a.m. 3/5/24): Police confirmed on Monday night that a suspect wanted in connection to the fatal shootings is in custody. The suspect has not been identified and no charges have been filed yet.
The original story is below:
Philadelphia police are searching for a man suspected of fatally shooting two people Thursday near the historic Mount Pleasant Mansion at Fairmount Park.
Investigators released six photos of the man Monday morning. He is suspected of killing Thurston Cooper, 49, and Krystina Chambers, 38, both of Philadelphia. Their bodies were found together at 11 p.m. Thursday on the 3800 block of Mount Pleasant Drive. The mansion has been closed to the public since last year.
Police said Cooper and Chambers appeared to have been killed "execution-style." Cooper was shot in the head; Chambers was shot in the head and chest.
Wanted: Suspect for Homicide in the 22nd District https://t.co/1aFvGRnIio pic.twitter.com/LHJS0vr5Wu
— Philadelphia Police Department (@PhillyPolice) March 4, 2024
Police described the suspect as a man with a heavy build and said he had been wearing a black Dallas Cowboys hat. A $40,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.
Investigators have not disclosed a motive for the killings.
Police said anyone with information about the shootings can call the homicide unit at (215) 686-3334.
