Queens double homicide suspect Jamel McGriff charged with murder
The man accused of killing an elderly couple and setting them on fire in their Queens home was charged with murder Thursday.
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The man accused of killing an elderly couple and setting them on fire in their Queens home was charged with murder Thursday.
Police say Jamel McGriff killed a couple inside their Bellerose home earlier this week. He was apprehended in Times Square on Wednesday following a three-day manhunt. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said officers spotted 42-year-old Jamel McGriff in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon.
After a two-day manhunt, police say the man who killed an elderly couple in Queens then set their house on fire is in custody. CBS News New York's Naveen Dhaliwal reports.
The NYPD announced an arrest in the double homicide house fire in Bellerose, Queens.
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A high ranking police source tells CBS News New York that surveillance video captured the suspect and the homeowner struggling at the back door, and the suspect forcing his way in. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
The NYPD is on day three of a manhunt for a suspect accused of killing a couple in Bellerose, Queens and then torching their house. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin has the latest.
Police say Jamel McGriff should be considered armed and dangerous after going door-to-door in Bellerose, Queens.
Police identified Jamel McGriff as the suspect in a "horrific double homicide, robbery and arson" in Queens. As CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports, he's considered armed and dangerous.
Police say he should be considered armed and dangerous after killing and robbing an elderly couple in Bellerose, Queens. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook has the latest.
The manhunt continues for an accused killer who police say torched a Queens home with a couple inside. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman has new video showing the moments one of the victims unknowingly let the suspect into their home.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Jamel McGriff, 42, a resident of Creston Avenue near East 191st Street in the Bronx. He should be considered armed and dangerous, and people should call 911 if they spot him, Tisch said. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
Police said the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous. Watch their full briefing.
Police are searching for a person of interest after two people were found dead in a Queens house fire. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
Authorities say a man and woman in their 70s were found dead after the flames were put out Monday in the Bellerose section of the borough. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook has the details.
The fire broke out in the Bellerose neighborhood on Monday afternoon.
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