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Teen Wanted on New York Murder Charge Arrested in Delaware

The U.S. Marshals Service and Dover police arrested a teen, from Westchester County, for second-degree murder.

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Police in Delaware said they have arrested a teen wanted on a murder charge in New York.

The U.S. Marshals Service and Dover police arrested the 16-year-old suspect at a home in the Village of Westover neighborhood in Dover on Wednesday afternoon, according to a news release. The teen was wanted by the Westchester County police department on second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a firearm, police said.

The teen will be held at the Stevenson House Juvenile Detention Center until he is extradited to New York.

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