"According to authorities and court documents, after his arrest the suspect, Allen Swadley, 31, admitted to police he was at the home in the 3100 block of Joanne Circle when Lori Simonds and her son, Evan Simonds were shot, but declined to comment further to investigators."
"According to court documents, police got a call about 10:05 a.m. Feb. 18 from a maintenance man in the area of the Simonds home, saying he heard what he believed to be four gunshots coming from the home, a female voice screaming, and then two more gunshots."
"The person who had been previously dating Swadley later told police there was no one she would think would harm she or anyone in her family, the documents say. But she did advise that her ex-boyfriend was the only person she knew who owned guns and knew where the family hid their house key from prior visits."
Allen Swadley, 31, was charged with two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of Lori Simonds, 67, and her son Evan Simonds, 28, shot on February 18 in Pleasanton. Swadley admitted to police he was present at the home when the shootings occurred but refused further comment. He is the ex-boyfriend of a family member living at the residence who was absent during the killings. A maintenance worker reported hearing gunshots and screaming around 10:05 a.m., and officers discovered both victims dead from multiple gunshot wounds. No firearm was recovered at the scene. The ex-girlfriend indicated Swadley was the only person she knew who owned guns and knew the family's hidden house key location. License-plate reader data tracked Swadley's black Toyota Camry traveling through Pleasanton at 9:01 a.m. that morning. He was held without bail pending a March 9 plea hearing.
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