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Man arrested in E. Wash. killing

The Columbian
Published: July 3, 2011, 12:00am

TOPPENISH, Wash. (AP) — A 17-year-old man has been arrested in the killing of 47-year-old Luis Morales over the weekend.

KNDO-TV reports that the man was taken into custody after Toppenish Police detectives tracked him down to a Yakima motel Saturday afternoon. He is being held at the Yakima County Juvenile Detention Center.

Morales died early Saturday after being stabbed multiple times.

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Information from: KNDO-TV, http://www.kndo.com/

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