2 found fatally shot in burning car in the Bronx

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Thursday, May 19, 2022
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John Del Giorno reports from NewsCopter 7 over the scene in Pellham Bay Parkway.

PELHAM PARKWAY, Bronx (WABC) -- Two people were found dead in a burning car in the Bronx were both fatally shot, and a double murder investigation is now underway.

The victims were found in the car on Shore Road at the Split Rock Golf Course in Pelham Bay Park just after 4:15 a.m. Monday.

The victims were identified as Jesse Parrilla and Nikki Wong.

Parrilla was shot in the head and chest, while Wong was shot in the head and neck.

A stretch of Shore Road, through Pelham Bay Park, was closed for the investigation.

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