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A man has been arrested and charged with murder after police said he stabbed another man to death inside a boarding house in North Philadelphia .

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Police said on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at 7:46 p.m., officers were called to the 1900 block of West Berks Street for reports of a stabbing.

According to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small, officers were let into a what appeared to be a boarding house by a 38-year-old man — now identified as Joel Barrett Jr. — who directed them to a second-floor bedroom.

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