Posted on: September 14, 2025 08:00 AM

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Queens double homicide suspect taken into custody after police manhunt NYPD commissioner says

A suspect accused of killing a couple in Bellerose, Queens, and then torching their house with their bodies inside has been taken into custody, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Wednesday. Police said officers took Jamel McGriff, 42, into custody in Times Square just after 5:30 p.m.

No charges have been filed at this time. According to police, McGriff was out on parole following a 16-year prison sentence for a 2006 robbery. He was charged in 2024 for failing to register as a sex offender and is also wanted in two armed robberies this summer in Manhattan.