A 12-year-old on the again on his bike was shot and killed Saturday after a gaggle of males began combating in entrance of a Bronx bodega.
Police stated Jacob Freytes was on the sidewalk subsequent to 6 males when a battle began at Elliot Place and Walton Avenue within the Mount Eden neighborhood. The battle broke out round 5 p.m.
Surveillance video exhibits a number of of the adults throwing punches and kicks at each other, earlier than one of many males begins firing a gun. Police stated the 12-year-old boy was struck, in addition to two males.
Extra video confirmed the boy run contained in the bodega, holding his shoulder earlier than collapsing inside. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital the place he was pronounced lifeless.
The boy’s bicycle was seen mendacity in the midst of the crime scene as first responders tended to the injured and police performed their investigation.
“They’re nice youngsters, they have been simply driving their bikes, minding their enterprise on a regular basis and all the time at dwelling,” stated household buddy Jose Sanchez. “And simply to listen to that is heartbreaking. It’s actually heartbreaking.”
Pals of the household additionally say the boy lived only a block away from the place he was shot.
“It’s a tragedy it shouldn’t have occurred. It shouldn’t have occurred. This should not have occurred,” stated one other household buddy, Jasmine Rosario. “He’s 12-years-old. He was an harmless little child. He’s not from the streets. He’s an superior child.”
Police have been nonetheless in search of the gunman a day later. They stated he wore a white t-shirt, black shorts and black sandals.
Anybody with info concerning this incident can name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
