Customer held in fatal Philly store brawl

Published: July 19, 2009 at 10:10 PM

PHILADELPHIA, July 19 (UPI) -- Police Sunday announced the arrest of a woman who allegedly shot the owner of a Philadelphia grocery store after the two got into a fight.

Nicole Dolby-Beckam, 27, was booked after she called police following the altercation Saturday in which 61-year-old Jongyoum Kim was killed, police said.

Investigators said the brawl, which spilled onto the sidewalk, apparently involved a pole used to pick up items on high shelves. However, they released no other details on what triggered the fight.

The Philadelphia Inquirer said Kim and her husband of 38 years ran Andy's Food Market and were well liked in the Northeast Philly neighborhood. A memorial was started outside the store and a large sheet of cardboard was used for people to write messages of condolence.

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