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17-year-old arrested in connection with Jan. murder of 19-year-old

The suspect is in custody after Natural Resource officers with the Division of Parks and Watercraft stopped a stolen vehicle he was traveling in near Maumee Bay.
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TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the murder of a 19-year-old that took place in west Toledo in January.

The suspect is in custody after Natural Resource officers with the Division of Parks and Watercraft stopped a stolen vehicle he was traveling in near Maumee Bay.

Police say the 17-year-old is the murder suspect in the shooting death of Valijon Foster II.

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Police say the 17-year-old has been on the run since Foster's death when a warrant was issued for his arrest.

WTOL will not name the murder suspect until he is certified as an adult.

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