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At about 8:30 p.m. Friday, Narat Kim, 20, of the 1300 block of South Sixth Street allegedly shot Saran Ngoy, of the 700 block of Ritner Street, in the abdomen inside a home on the 600 block of Wolf Street following an argument between the two, Officer Jill Russell of Police Public Affairs Unit said.

Ngoy was transported to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead at 10 p.m.

Kim was arrested Sunday and charged with murder, possession of an instrument of crime, recklessly endangering another person and firearm violations.

Newbold burglary

A man pushed his way inside another’s Newbold home and demanded money before inviting in four others to raid the residence last week.

As a 22-year-old man waited at midnight March 25 for an unknown person who called and said he was coming to see him, Shaun Brooks, 18, of the 1300 block of South Carlisle Street, allegedly ran up the 1200 block of South 16th Street and pulled a gun from his hoody, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said.

The man tried to shut his door as Brooks approached, but the suspect is believed to have forced his way in before he pointed the gun at the man and demanded money, Tolliver said. Brooks allegedly invited the four other 18- to 20-year-old males insides who searched the home and allegedly took $250 from the man in addition to a 25- and 30-year-old female inside the home.

The man recognized the perpetrators from the neighborhood and had seen them the previous afternoon at a Spanish store on 16th and Manton streets, Tolliver said. He also told police where he believed Brooks resided and police arrested him on his block.

He was charged with criminal conspiracy, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, firearm violations and related offenses. The other four suspects have not been arrested.

To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.

Shot in the leg

A man only heard gunshots coming from a block north when he fell down taking a shot to the leg in Lower Moyamensing Friday.

Around 11:30 p.m. the 22-year-old heard a popping sound and felt pain in his left calf as he was walking on the 800 block of Jackson Street, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. He fell to the ground, but got up and walked two blocks to his home where a family member drove him to Methodist Hospital in stable condition for treatment of a small puncture wound.

To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.

Custody battle

A woman tried to regain custody of her 3-month-old child and threatened to kill her cousin inside her Grays Ferry home where the child has resided since birth.

A 47-year-old woman was home with her daughter and grandchildren around 8:40 p.m. March 25 when Luchee Scott, 32, of the 2300 block of North Smedley Street, in North Philly, allegedly damaged the door as she entered the home on the 1500 block of Stillman Street where she was not permitted. Scott allegedly started the physical quarrel with the 47-year-old, who was holding the child, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said.

“I’ll kill you over mine,” Scott is believed to have said before allegedly stabbing the woman in the top of the head with a 5-inch knife from the kitchen sink, Tolliver said. The woman was transported to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in stable condition and received three stitches.

Scott fled in an unknown direction, but was apprehended by police and charged with criminal trespassing, burglary, endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated assault and related offenses. While in transit to the 1st District, 24th and Wolf streets, for processing, Scott allegedly kicked in the rear driver’s side window of the police car, Tolliver said.