An Upper Darby man is now charged with murder following the death of a man shot in the head at close range earlier this month.
Delaware County police originally charged 19-year-old Antonio White with attempted homicide in the Nov. 1 shooting of 18-year-old Melvin Stewart als of Upper Darby.
Stewart was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he died a week later.
Authorities alleged in court documents that the defendant believed that the victim had stolen from him.
White was arraigned on charges of first- and third-degree murder, criminal homicide, assault, reckless endangering and weapons counts.
A preliminary hearing has been rescheduled for Jan. 9.
A listed number for White could not be found Saturday and it was unclear whether he had an attorney.
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