KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An 18-year-old woman has been charged after investigators say she was connected to a December 2024 double homicide that left two teens dead. According to charging documents, Linda S. Ater of Kansas City, Missouri, was charged in a Jackson County Circuit Court in early January with two counts of second-degree accessory to murder charges and two counts of armed criminal action. PHOTOS: Multiple businesses in KCMO, KCK report overnight break-ins Initial reports of the deadly incident said that on Dec. 9, 2024, just before 3:30 p.m., officers with the Kansas City Police Department were called to an apartment complex in the area of Blue Hills Road and Citadel Drive on reports of gunshot sounds. Upon arrival, witnesses pointed officers to a car in the parking lot where 19-year-old Deontae D. Marchbanks and 17-year-old Cierra Pennington were found. According to court documents, Marchbanks was pronounced dead at the scene and Pennington later died after she was taken to a hospital. The probable cause statement claims that multiple shell casings were found at the scene, as well as video surveillance footage from the apartment complex allegedly showing Ater holding a handgun and shooting at the victims alongside an unnamed male. Questions remain after Platte Co. reporter killed in I-29 shooting Ater is currently being held on a $250,000 cash-only bond in a Jackson County jail. Her bond hearing is set for Tuesday, Jan, 14.