(BLACKS) Man arrested in connection with "execution style" murders in Fairmount Park last month: police

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Man arrested in connection with "execution style" murders in Fairmount Park last month: police

Philadelphia police have arrested Lamar Young in connection with a double homicide in Fairmount Park in February.

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Man arrested in connection with "execution style" murders in Fairmount Park last month: police​

By Laura Fay

Updated on: March 12, 2024 / 5:48 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philadelphia police have arrested a man in connection with a double homicide in Fairmount Park in February.

Lamar Young, 52, of Philadephia, was arrested and charged with murder, gun charges, criminal conspiracy and other charges related to his involvement in the homicides, police said Tuesday.

Officers found Thurston Cooper, 49, and Krystina Chambers, 38, in Fairmount Park just before 11 p.m. Feb. 29 suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.

It appeared the victims were shot "execution style," Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said at the time. The bodies were found near the historic Mount Pleasant Mansion.

 

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MSN - Krystina Chambers, Thurston Cooper Killings: Suspect Sought​

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Suspect in the Fairmount Murders © Provided by Daily Voice Montgomery County PA

Authorities have revealed the face of the suspected Fairmount Park killer.

The pictured man is wanted in connection with two murders at 3800 Mount Pleasant Drive on Thursday night, Feb. 29. Authorities said he is a Black man with a "heavy/stocky" build. He was wearing a black Dallas Cowboys hat.

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Anyone who spots him should call 911. To submit a tip, call PPD at 215-686-8477 or visit the department's website.

Police have said 49-year-old Thurston Cooper and 38-year-old Krystina Chambers were both killed "execution-style." Both were found with gunshot wounds around 11 p.m. and pronounced dead at the scene, according to investigators.

Friends and loved ones memorialized Chambers on social media Friday.

 

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Victims Of 'Execution' Killings Left Bar With Their Killers: Police

Police said the victims were at Tellups Tavern on the 1300 block of West Olney with the accused killers before they were fatally shot.

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Victims Of 'Execution' Killings Left Bar With Their Killers: Police​

Police said the victims were at Tellups Tavern on the 1300 block of West Olney with the accused killers before they were fatally shot.​

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Posted Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 10:53 am ET

Dale Johnson, 56, and Lamar Young, 52, are accused of killing Thurston Cooper, 49, and Krystina Chambers, 38, on Feb. 29 in Fairmount Park. (Philadelphia Police)


PHILADELPHIA — Police in Philadelphia said the man and woman who died in "execution style" killings near a historic mansion in February were with their alleged attackers before their deaths.
Charged are Dale Johnson, 56, and Lamar Young, 52.

They are accused of shooting and killing Thurston Cooper, 49, and Krystina Chambers, 38, the evening of Feb. 29 on the 3800 block of Mount Pleasant Drive, near the Mount Pleasant Mansion, police said.
According to police, all four were at Tellups Tavern on the 1300 block of West Olney that same night before the killings.

They had an interaction in the bar. While it's unclear what the interaction was, police said it may have been a conflict that was thought to be resolved in the bar.

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The group left the bar together without coercion at about 9:40 p.m., police said. Authorities believe Johnson and Young offered Cooper and Chambers a ride, but took them to the park and killed them.

They got into Johnson's Kia Sportage, which was tracked to the 3800 block of Mount Pleasant Drive about 20 minutes later, police said.
Authorities said Johnson and Young may have told Cooper and Chambers that they were going to a different location, but took them to the park instead.
The 911 call for Cooper and Chambers came in at about 10:58 p.m.
Authorities said it appears as though Cooper and Chambers were asked to step out of Johnson's vehicle, then were immediately executed.

Johnson was taken into custody when police stopped her Kia, and Young turned himself into police after his photo was circulated by authorities.

The two are charged with crimes including murder, criminal conspiracy, firearms violations, possession of an instrument of crime, and related offenses.

 

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2nd Person Charged In 'Execution' Killings Near Historic Mansion

Philly Police said a 56-year-old woman is charged with murder and more in relation to the killings of Thurston Cooper and Krystina Chambers.

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2nd Person Charged In 'Execution' Killings Near Historic Mansion​

Philly Police said a 56-year-old woman is charged with murder and more in relation to the killings of Thurston Cooper and Krystina Chambers.​

Max Bennett, Patch Staff

Posted Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 1:05 pm ET


A 56-year-old woman has now been charged in connection with the killing of two people in Fairmount Park. (Shutterstock)
PHILADELPHIA — Authorities in Philadelphia said a second person has been charged in connection with the "execution" of a man and woman near a historic mansion in Fairmount Park.
Police Thursday announced Dale Johnson, 56, was charged with murder, possession of an instrument of crime, and criminal conspiracy for her role in the killings of Thurston Cooper, 49, and Krystina Chambers, 38.
Cooper and Chambers were found with gunshots to their heads at about 10:58 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29, on the 3800 block of Mount Pleasant Drive, near the Mount Pleasant Mansion, police said.
Also charged is Lamar Young, 52 years old, from 4800 block of North 12th Street.
Police he's been charged with two counts of murder, criminal conspiracy, firearms violations, and related offenses stemming from his involvement in the killings.

Police described the killings as "execution style," Fox 29 reports.
Medics pronounced them dead at the scene at 11:12 pm.
It's unclear if Young is the man depicted in photos released by police in the wake of the killings.

 

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Krystina Chambers

Man, woman identified following 'execution-style' killing in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park

The disturbing scene is just half a block away from Mount Pleasant Mansion, a historic site once owned by Benedict Arnold, which was closed to the public last year.

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Krystina's mother is White, she was interviewed for article's video.

 

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Thurston Cooper

Police release new details about 'execution-style' double homicide in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park

Philadelphia police revealed new details about the two suspects arrested in an "execution-style" double homicide in Fairmount Park.

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"What kind of evil do you have inside you that you're going to just execute someone," added Krystina Chambers' sister, Daphne.

Police initially described the crime as an "execution-style" shooting.

On Thursday, police would not talk about a motive for the murders, but said the killings were not random.

"I think there was contact between Cooper and Johnson, that Young was not happy about. And that was somewhat resolved, or it was believed it was resolved at the bar, and obviously, it wasn't," Werner said.
Families members say they are glad the suspects are behind bars.

"I was happy that they got the suspects off the streets, make it that much safer, bring a little bit of closure to us," said Tonya Cooper.

Police said Johnson did have a permit to carry.

An investigation is still ongoing.