North Philly man killed partner to stop him from revealing their same-sex relationship, police said


Kylen Pratt, the North Philadelphia man who police say shot a man to death and set his corpse ablaze in February, did so to prevent the victim from revealing that they were involved in an intimate relationship, police said Friday.
Pratt, 20, of the 2900 block of Oxford Street, has been charged with murder and related counts in the death of Naasire Johnson, 20, who was shot in the neck and his remains set on fire.
Police found Johnson’s charred body Feb. 20 on a cobblestone trail near Brewery Hill and Kelly Drive in Fairmount Park.

Homicide Capt. Jason Smith said Friday that cell phone records were key in revealing the motive behind Johnson’s death. The evidence led to Pratt, he said, who dated women as well as men and killed Johnson to prevent him from telling anyone about their relationship.

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