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Hotel Killer Shot Victim In Head On Christmas Day, Philly Police Say
Philadelphia police have arrested the man they say shot and killed another in a Center City hotel room on Christmas Day, authorities told Daily Voice.
Mehkial Heredia, 24, of Gilbertsville, is charged with murder and burglary and remains in police custody after bail was denied, state court records show.
First responders were called to the Sheraton Hotel on North 17th Street in Center City at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 25. Inside, a 37-year-old black man was found dead with a single gunshot wound to the head, police said.
The next day, Monday, Dec. 26, Heredia was arrested. De…