Boy, 13, arrested in shooting death of 16-year-old girl in the Bronx: NYPD

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MORRISANIA, the Bronx (PIX11) — A 13-year-old boy was arrested Monday after an innocent teen was killed during a gang-related shooting in the Bronx last week, police said.

The boy is believed to have handed the suspected shooter,14, the gun used in the fatal shooting of Evette Jeffrey, 16, near a playground in Morrisania on May 12, according to sources and the NYPD.

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The 13-year-old is facing a slew of charges, including murder, manslaughter, criminal possession of a weapon, and reckless endangerment, authorities said…

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