3 women dead in Philadelphia double murder-suicide

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM

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(PHILADELPHIA) -- Three women are dead in a double murder-suicide in a South Philadelphia home, police said.

Janice Picano, 67, is believed to have shot Angelina Picano, 18, and Denise Grottini, 55, before turning the gun on herself on Monday, according to a preliminary investigation by the Philadelphia Police Department.

Officers responded to a report of a person with a gun at around 5:30 p.m. on Monday. When officers arrived on the scene, they found three women shot, police said.

All three women were pronounced dead shortly after 5:30 p.m., police said.

The investigation into the incident remains active and ongoing.