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PD: 17-year-old dead in shooting near Tempe Town Lake

Police later arrested three people in connection to the shooting
One dead in shooting near Tempe Town Lake
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TEMPE, AZ — A 17-year-old boy is dead after a shooting near Tempe Town Lake early Friday morning.

Tempe Police Department officials say officers were called to the area of Rio Salado Parkway and Playa del Norte around 1:50 a.m. Friday for reports of gunshots in the area.

Police say the teenager was found with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead.

Following an investigation, police arrested three individuals identified as 19-year-old Edwin Edward Denis, 18-year-old Jabriean Olin Perry, and 18-year-old Marlon Owens Jr. They were booked into jail to face charges of first-degree murder.