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Angelina Picano, Denise Grottini, Janice Picano Found Dead in Apparent Double Murder-Suicide, Philadelphia Police Say
Investigators say one woman shot two others before turning the gun on herself, and police recovered a firearm at the scene.
- On Monday evening, three women died in an apparent murder-suicide inside a home on the 2800 block of South 10th Street in South Philadelphia, with Philadelphia Police Department officers discovering the victims at 5:38 p.m.
- Investigators believe 67-year-old Janice Picano shot and killed 18-year-old Angelina Picano and 55-year-old Denise Grottini before killing herself; a firearm was recovered at the scene.
- The tragedy occurred about three blocks from Lincoln Financial Field, where a World Cup match between France and Iraq was underway; officials confirmed no connection to the stadium event.
- Neighbors gathered outside the rain-soaked home as the incident shook the quiet neighborhood, with resident JoAnna Schofield saying, "I'm very sorry...I can't even imagine it."
- For those in crisis, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline offers support by calling or texting 988; the National Alliance on Mental Illness HelpLine provides additional resources Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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3 women dead in Philadelphia double murder-suicide
(PHILADELPHIA) — Three women are dead in a double murder-suicide in a South Philadelphia home, police said. Janice Picano, 67, is believed to have shot Angelina Picano, 18, and Denise Grottini, 55, before turning the gun on herself on Monday, according to a preliminary investigation by the Philadelphia Police Department. Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at around 5:30 p.m. on Monday. When officers arrived on the scene, they …
Woman fatally shoots sister, granddaughter in South Philly home before turning gun on herself, police say
Philadelphia police said a woman shot and killed her sister and her granddaughter in a South Philadelphia home Monday afternoon, then turned the gun on herself.
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