NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – An 18-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a shooting that left a teenager dead and four others wounded outside a McDonald's in the Bronx on Saturday night, police said.
Luis Cruz, 18, was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon Monday night, the NYPD said Tuesday afternoon.
Officers responded to a 911 call reporting multiple people shot behind the McDonald's outside Claremont Park at Webster Avenue and Belmont Street in Claremont just after 9 p.m. on Saturday.
Responding officers found a 17-year-old boy unconscious with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was taken to BronxCare Health System, where he was pronounced dead.
Police later identified him as Armanis Valdez of the Bronx.
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Four other people who were shot were taken to BronxCare Health System by private means, police said.
A 31-year-old man was shot in the left leg; a 28-year-old woman was shot in the right leg; a 25-year-old man was shot twice in the right leg; and a 24-year-old man was shot in the right buttocks and left leg, according to police.
All four victims were in stable condition.
Citizen App video shows a heavy police response at the McDonald's overnight.
Cruz' attorney information wasn't immediately available Tuesday. An investigation is ongoing.
