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Bronx man arrested in fatal shooting of 12-year-old outside bodega
Gothamist • • nation
Key Points:
- Police arrested William Ferrer, 45, in connection with the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Jacob Freytes, who was an innocent bystander during a gunfire incident outside a Mount Eden bodega in the Bronx.
- Surveillance footage showed a scuffle outside the bodega before an unidentified person pulled a gun and fired multiple shots into the crowd, hitting Freytes in the shoulder.
- Freytes was taken to Lincoln Hospital where he was pronounced dead; two other men, aged 25 and 34, were also wounded but are in stable condition.
- Authorities charged Ferrer with multiple offenses including second-degree murder and attempted murder; the investigation is ongoing.
- Officials, including Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, condemned the violence and called for stronger measures against illegal gun possession.
