Police arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly killing his stepfather Monday with two gunshots to his face.
An investigation led police to charge James Kelly with murder and other related offenses in the shooting death of 41-year-old Rafael Santiago.
Police said they responded to a home on the 3100 block of Holly Road in Northeast Philadelphia just after 12:45 p.m.. Monday to find Santiago lying in a pool of blood in a second floor bedroom.
Medics on the scene pronounced Santiago dead at 12:57 p.m.
The medical examiner determined Kelly's stepfather sustained two gunshot wounds to his face and classified the death a homicide, according to investigators.
Later that same day, police arrested and charged Kelly.
Authorities said the motive for the fatal shooting was an argument.
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Kelly was denied bail and he is currently being held at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.
