Man linked to deaths of mother and sister kills himself, family says – NBC10 Philadelphia

Man linked to deaths of mother and sister kills himself, family says  NBC10 Philadelphia

A man who barricaded himself inside a SEPTA bus after being linked to the deaths of his mother and sister, shot and killed himself, a source said. A deadly police shooting, the murder of a Philadelphia police officer, and the suicide of a man linked to a double homicide have sparked recent concerns over mental health and gun violence in Philadelphia. NBC10’s Tim Furlong has the details and speaks with a mental health expert. A man linked to the deaths of his mother and sister killed himself after an hourslong barricade situation on a SEPTA bus, family members, a law enforcement source and police confirmed with NBC10. Stream Philadelphia News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC10.

The man — identified by a family member as 26-year-old Lonnie Turner — barricaded himself inside a SEPTA Route 18 bus on Rhawn Street and Oxford Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia's Fox Chase neighborhood around 5:49 a.m. on Monday. Police said Turner was possibly connected to the deaths of two women who were found shot in the head inside a burning home in East Mount Airy earlier on Monday. A family member later told NBC10 the two women were Turner's sister, Gaby Turner, who was in her early 20s, and their adopted mother, 78-year-old Sadie Turner. The family member also confirmed with NBC10