Man charged with murder in North Philadelphia double shooting

Bilal Simmons
Bilal Simmons Photo credit Philadelphia Police Department

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Police arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a man and a woman inside a home in North Philadelphia last month.

The pair were found shot to death inside the male victim’s home near 18th and Diamond streets on Dec. 19.

Police said both victims — later identified as 39-year-old Terell Sanders and 36-year-old Jocelynn Marshall — were shot multiple throughout their bodies.

On Monday, police said 46-year-old Bilal Simmons was arrested in connection with their deaths. He is charged with murder and related firearms offenses, including possessing a gun as a former convict.

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