Suspects in Family's Gruesome Murder Identified

Two men arrested early Saturday in the gruesome murder of a family in Troy, New York, have been identified as 38-year-old James White and 24-year-old Justin Mann, NBC News reports. According to the Albany Times Union, the men appeared in court Saturday on multiple counts of first and second-degree murder, though no motive has yet been given. Both men, who are from nearby Schenectady, pleaded not guilty, WRGB reports. 

The victims are Shanta Myers, 36; her children, 11-year-old Jeremiah and 5-year-old Shanise; and her partner, Brandi Mells, 22. Myers' 15-year-old son was out of town when they were killed. Authorities say the victims appear to have been targeted and were killed Dec. 21 in their basement apartment.

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Photo: Troy Police Department