Reading did not see sunlight in 2013 before police were investigating two killings on city streets.
Two men were also wounded in the separate shootings about 80 minutes apart early Tuesday, police said.
Police identified the dead as Luis Medina, 19, of South Third Street and Najeebie Johnson, 34, of Robeson Street.
The killings marked a rough start to a new year in a city that has seen a resurgence in violent crime.