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ReaQwan U. Stover, 19, of Schnectady, N.Y., was charged with murder in the slaying of Medina Knowles, 17.

(Schenectady Police Department)

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- A teenage mother was fatally shot in her Schenectady home, and police Saturday arrested the victim's boyfriend in the killing.

Medina Knowles, 17, was shot in the head at 11:30 p.m. Thursday in her family's second-floor apartment at 524 Schenectady St.

On Saturday, police arrested ReaQwan Stover, 19, of Schenectady on charges of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon, the Times Union of Albany reported. Police said they believed the girl was shot once in the head.

It's not clear if Stover, who turned himself in, has an attorney who could speak for him.

Knowles was a Schenectady High school student and the mother of a 2-year-old boy, Jahsiy.

Knowles and Stover had been dating, police said. But authorities said they had only been seeing each other a short period of time, so police don't believe he is the father of her son, according to the Times Union.

Stover is being held in the city lockup and will be arraigned Sunday morning in city court, according to police.

The National Desk contributed to this report.