Police in the 52nd Precinct arrested a teenager they say is responsible for a triple shooting in a University Heights park earlier this month that left two young men dead and a third person wounded.

On April 7, police officers responded to a report of a male shot on the basketball court inside Devoe Park, which sits on the northwest corner of Fordham Road and University Avenue. When the officers arrived just before 8 p.m., they discovered three victims who were then transported to St. Barnabas Hospital.

Allan Matos, 22, of Father Zeiser Place (which borders Devoe Park) and Edwin Liz, 17, of Crescent Avenue, both suffered fatal gunshot wounds — Matos was hit in the back, Edwin in the neck — and were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. The other victim, who police described as a 40-year-old Hispanic man, took a bullet to his leg and was expected to survive.

Shortly after the shooting, according to court documents, police say they found 16-year-old Yenfri Ramirez with what turned out to be a .38 caliber gun loaded with three live rounds and three spent shell casings. The gun was recovered on the ground, police said, next to Yenfri.

Less than 48 hours later, based on the gun evidence and witness testimony, Yenfri was charged with two counts of murder, attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon. He is being held without bail on Riker’s Island and will next appear in court on May 13, according to Melvin Hernandez, a spokesman for the Bronx District Attorney’s office.   The day after the shooting, family and friends gathered outside Matos’ building, which overlooks the scene of his murder. Photos of Matos were displayed as dozens of candles were lit in the courtyard of his building, 153 Father Zeiser Place.

“I heard the shooting, I think three shots,” said a building resident who didn’t want to be identified. “In the park there’s always problems and fighting on the basketball court, the teenagers hanging out there.”

Devoe Park is notoriously raucous, causing local residents to constantly complain about problems with noise, gambling, drug dealing and fighting. The former commanding officer of the 52nd Precinct, Deputy Inspector John D’Adamo, had said his squad was trying to combat the problems by using scooter patrols.

The resident said police used to patrol the park more often. “When I moved here almost three years ago, they [patrolled the park regularly],” the resident said. “I don’t know what happened.”