22-year-old Boris Kimber, Jr. of the 1900 block of Graham Lane was shot after an argument erupted in a boarding house.
It happened at 12 a.m. Monday in the unit block of East Penn Street.
Deadly Germantown Shooting
Investigators say Kimber and another man started arguing in a third floor apartment.
At some point, the man pulled out a gun and shot Kimber multiple times, killing him.
1 dead, 1 in custody in Germantown shooting
Police say the assailant, a 28-year-old man, fled the building.
Officers caught up with him a short time later and arrested him. His name has not been released.
The murder weapon was recovered near the scene.
There was no immediate word what led to the argument.
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