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Teen arrested in drive-by shooting that killed UArizona student

TUCSON, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with a shooting that left a University of Arizona dead.

Tucson Police Department said the 17-year-old was arrested in the February 20 shooting and faces first-degree murder.

Police will not identify the teen since he's a minor, but Officer Frank Magos, A Tucson police spokesman said it wasn't known whether the suspect would be prosecuted as an adult.

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Forrest Keys, 20, was shot and killed after walking with friends in the garage around 11 at night. A verbal altercation took place between him and people riding a red Cadillac car, and it escalated from there, police said.

Keys, 20, was a sophomore from Philadelphia majoring in communications.

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