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Philadelphia man charged in murders of son s mother, grandmother prior to Amber Alert
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Byron MacDonald, 27 (Philadelphia Police Department)
PHILADELPHIA - The man at the center of an Amber Alert for a missing toddler earlier this month has now been charged with murder in the deaths of his son s mother and grandmother, who were killed in the days prior, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced on Friday.
Byron McDonald, 27, has been in custody since April 12, when police tracked him and his 3-year-old son that was the subject of an Amber Alert to a hotel near the Philadelphia International Airport.
Authorities say on Friday, April 9, prior to the child s disappearance, McDonald fatally shot Tamara Aikens, 50, in front of her home on the 2500 block of North Bancroft Street.