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Arrests made in shooting death of teenager

Two people have been charged in the shooting death of a Lackawanna County teen.

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State police have arrested two suspects in the shooting death of a teenager last weekend.

Troopers say Joseph Roberson, 17, was shot and killed around midnight Friday night at a home on Bowens Road in Spring Brook Township.

According to investigators, Roberson was at an underage drinking party when Evan Wasko, 18, of Scranton, shot him.

Credit: WNEP
Evan Wasko

Another man, Liam O'Malley, 18, is facing terroristic threats and firearms charges.

Credit: WNEP
Liam O'Malley

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