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NYC teen arrested in triple shooting that killed 1

Associated Press - November 18, 2009 7:25 AM ET

NEW YORK (AP) - A teenager has been arrested in a Bronx shooting that left one man dead and two others injured.

Police announced the arrest of the 17-year-old Bronx resident on Wednesday.

The shooting happened Monday in an apartment building courtyard.

Nineteen-year-old Felix Delvalle died from a chest wound.

Police say a 42-year-old man who also was shot in the chest is hospitalized in critical condition.

A 58-year-old woman who was shot in the leg is hospitalized in stable condition.

The suspect faces charges including murder, attempted murder, and criminal possession of a weapon and a controlled substance.

Investigators didn't immediately offer a motive for the shootings.

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