Two Arrested in Allentown Double Homicide

Man and woman killed on South Hall Street

Allentown Police have arrested two people in a double homicide that took place early Saturday morning.

Police charged 27-year-old John Jermaine Boyd and 16-year-old Tykweis Darnay Wade, both of Allentown, with criminal homicide in the shooting deaths of a man and a woman in the 100 block of South Hall Street.

Police responded to the area shortly before 4:00 a.m. Saturday and found both victims dead. Investigators say the man was found in a driveway, while the woman was lying on the sidewalk.

An autopsy for both victims is schedule for Monday. Police are still searching for a possible motive in the case. It is not immediately clear how the accused knew their victims.

Stay with NBCPhiladelphia.com for more on this developing story.

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