Man, 34, held in murder of Mayfair woman

A 34-year-old Southwest Philadelphia man is facing murder charges for allegedly shooting a Mayfair woman to death in Kensington Friday night, according to police.

Cops said 39-year-old Nilsa Gbayor, of Cottage Street near Wellington, was shot several times on Jasper Street near Allegheny Avenue shortly before 10 p.m. on Friday. She was rushed to Temple University Hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries.

Idris Phelps, 34, of Linmore Street near 67th in Southwest Philadelphia's Elmwood section, was arrested after the fatal shooting and charged with murder and related offenses, police said.

According to court documents, Phelps, who did not have a criminal record prior to the shooting, was being held at the Detention Center on State Road awaiting a preliminary hearing.