Late on the night of Thursday, February 29, 2024, two people were found fatally shot along Mount Pleasant Drive in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Forty-nine-year-old Thurston Cooper and 38-year-old Krystina Chambers were pronounced dead at the scene; both suffered gunshot wounds to the head, and Chambers also had a gunshot wound to the chest. Investigators described the killings as execution-style and noted spent shell casings very close to the bodies, suggesting the shooter or shooters fired at close range.

Police say Cooper and Chambers had been at Tellups Tavern in the Olney neighborhood earlier that evening, where a dispute reportedly occurred with two other people. Surveillance footage showed Cooper and Chambers leaving the bar with those two individuals in a red KIA; that same vehicle was seen on video near Mount Pleasant Drive around the time the shootings are believed to have occurred. Authorities identified 52-year-old Lamar Young and 56-year-old Dale Johnson as suspects; both were taken into custody and charged with murder, criminal conspiracy, and related offenses. The case is pending trial.

If anyone was in or near Tellups Tavern or Mount Pleasant Drive that night and saw the red KIA or any part of what happened, please come forward with information.