Man killed after argument, shooting in Germantown identified

Katherine Scott Image
Monday, April 24, 2017
1 dead, 1 in custody in Germantown
1 dead, 1 in custody in Germantown shooting: Sarah Bloomquist reports during Action News at noon on April 24.

GERMANTOWN (WPVI) -- Police have identified a man shot and killed early Monday in the Germantown section of Philadelphia.



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.



Watch Action Cam raw video from the scene of a deadly shooting in the Germantown section of Philadelphia.


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.



Shooting in Germantown: Katherine Scott reports during Action News at 5 a.m. on April 24.


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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