BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A 17-year-old is behind bars Thursday morning, accused of shooting and killing a 16-year-old boy in Brooklyn.
Police say Justin Delapara shot Latrell Brown in the head after the two exchanged words Wednesday afternoon.
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It happened near Lewis Avenue and Macon Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant just before 2 p.m.
Brown was rushed to the hospital, where he later died.
Delapara is now facing charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
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