A man is in custody and has been charged with murder after a woman died suffering from apparent blunt force trauma in Philadelphia Saturday morning, police said.
According to police, the arrest stems from an incident that happened at around 4:04 a.m. on Saturday when officers responded to a radio call for a medical emergency on the 1400 block of Willington Street.
Upon arrival, police said officers found a 20-year-old woman on the second floor, suffering from apparent blunt force trauma.
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On Sunday, police identified the woman as Milan Jones, 20, of Philadelphia.
Police said medics pronounced Jones dead at the scene at 4:12 a.m.
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Also on Sunday, police officials announced that Tymir Lackey, 21, of Philadelphia, has been arrested and charged with murder and related offenses in this incident.
Investigators have said that they believe the killing was domestic in nature.
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