Woman charged with killing husband; police found body on plastic sheet in Roxborough

Danielle Baxter
Danielle Baxter Photo credit Philadelphia Police Department

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia police have arrested a woman accused of killing her husband in Roxborough last week.

Just before 7 a.m. on March 19, police responded to a report of a person screaming. Officers arrived and found an unresponsive man on a plastic sheet between two parked cars. They said a gun was resting on his chest.

The victim was identified as 38-year-old Jordan Baxter, who officials said lived on Bells Mill Road, near Ridge Avenue. He was pronounced dead minutes after medics arrived.

After an investigation by the homicide unit, police arrested the victim’s wife, 39-year-old Danielle Baxter, the next day.

Baxter has been charged with murder and related offenses.

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