A man shot his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend about 7 p.m. Friday in a home on Bethlehem's South Side, police Chief Mark DiLuzio said.

The man left the house in the 1500 block of E. Sixth St. and threw the rifle from a bridge, but officers were able to track him through the snow, arrested him and recovered the weapon, DiLuzio said.

One of the victims was shot in the head, the other in the arm, the chief said. They were able to speak before they were taken to St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill for treatment, DiLuzio said.

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The chief did not immediately name the alleged shooter or the victims.

The man was taken to the city police station from where he will be arraigned in the morning, DiLuzio said. The man faces possible charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and weapons counts, DiLuzio said. Charges were to be determined after the man was interviewed by investigators, DiLuzio said.

Detectives were still processing the scene at 9:15 p.m., DiLuzio said.

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