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BRONX, NY – A 59-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a deadly shooting that left a young man dead on a Bronx street Sunday night.

Police said Denise Aponte was taken into custody following the fatal attack that claimed the life of 24-year-old Randy Blanche.

The shooting unfolded just before 8 p.m. on West 174th Street, where officers responding to a 911 call found Blanche lying on the pavement with multiple gunshot wounds to the head.

EMS rushed the victim to BronxCare Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Suspect faces multiple felony charges

Investigators charged Aponte with murder, manslaughter, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Details on the motive behind the shooting have not been released.

Police sources confirmed Apont

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