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Teen fatally shot, 3 men detained after Christmas Eve shooting in Waterbury

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A 16-year-old boy was shot in the head and killed Thursday afternoon in Waterbury, where police have detained three adult men who they expect to charge in connection with the shooting.

Police did not publicly identify the teen victim late Thursday night and said only that arrests were “imminent” for the three suspects they located without indicating the specific charges expected.

The incident began just after 12:30 p.m. when police were called to the area of Buckingham and Pine streets for a report that one person on foot had fired a handgun at four people in a light-colored SUV before all parties fled the scene, Lt.