2 arrested, 2 wanted after pregnant woman, man found dead in Lacombe

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ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — Authorities say two Lacombe men are in custody and two more are wanted in connection to a double murder in the Big Branch area over the weekend. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says a man and pregnant woman were found Saturday, dead from apparent gunshot wounds, in a car parked in a national wildlife refuge near Lacombe.

The St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office later identified the victims as 21-year-old Qile Sanders and 20-year-old Ellis Sylvanus III. Both victims were from the Covington area.

The coroner ruled their death as a homicide. Investigators say the murders appear to be drug-related. Monday, deputies arrested 18-year-old Peter Reimonenq and 19-year-old Christopher Roberts in connection to the killings. Both men were booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree feticide.

Warrants have been issued for 19-year-old Shannon Dale Amos Jr. and 19-year-old Mikayl Dietrich for the same charges. Anyone with information about Amos’ or Young’s whereabouts is asked to call the STPSO at 985-898-2338, or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

Deputies found the car around 3:30 p.m. Saturday when a passerby contacted the sheriff's office about an SUV parked on Bremerman Road, inside the Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge.

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