Man faces murder charge after innocent 12-year-old is killed in Bronx street gunfire

A man has been charged pinch murder aft a 12-year-old boy was killed by a stray slug while riding his bicycle successful nan Bronx, arsenic recently released surveillance video captures nan hopeless moments aft he was struck.

William Ferrer, 45, was arrested Sunday greeting and charged pinch murder, 2 counts of attempted murder, manslaughter, six counts of battle and 3 counts of criminal possession of a weapon, nan New York Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Police opportunity Ferrer is accused of opening occurrence during a chaotic confrontation extracurricular Wanda Deli Grocery connected Elliot Place adjacent nan Grand Concourse successful nan Mount Eden vicinity Saturday afternoon, sidesplitting 12-year-old Jacob Freytes, who investigators opportunity was an guiltless bystander.

According to police, Freytes had been riding his bicycle adjacent nan bodega erstwhile gunfire erupted soon earlier 5 p.m. He was struck successful nan enarthrosis and rushed to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln, wherever he was pronounced dead.

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William Ferrer faces execution and aggregate different charges aft constabulary opportunity he fatally changeable 12-year-old Jacob Freytes during a Bronx thoroughfare shooting. (WNYW)

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Ferrer's apprehension Sunday, calling Freytes' decease "an enactment of senseless gun violence."

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"Jacob was an guiltless bystander connected his motorcycle erstwhile he was taken from his family yesterday successful an enactment of senseless weapon violence," Tisch wrote connected X. "No apprehension tin ever easiness nan symptom of this unimaginable loss, but nan NYPD will proceed to do everything successful our powerfulness to activity justness for Jacob."

Surveillance video shared by United Bodegas of America shows Jacob exiting nan vicinity bodega aft buying a shot and getting connected his bicycle.

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Police arrested William Ferrer connected execution and different charges successful nan fatal shooting of 12-year-old Jacob Freytes, who investigators opportunity was an guiltless bystander struck by a stray bullet. (WNYW)

Moments later, arsenic gunfire erupts, nan video appears to show Freytes moving backmost wrong clutching his thorax earlier collapsing to nan level arsenic horrified customers look on.

The gunfire besides wounded 2 different men. Police said a 34-year-old was changeable successful nan foot, while a 25-year-old was struck successful nan buttocks. Both men were successful unchangeable condition.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani mourned Freytes' decease successful a connection posted to X pursuing the shooting.

"My bosom breaks for his family, friends and each those who loved him. Their nonaccomplishment is unimaginable," Mamdani wrote. "Our children should beryllium capable to thrust their bikes connected a bully summertime time successful their vicinity without fearfulness of being shot. We cannot judge this unit arsenic normal."

The politician besides said he was praying for nan betterment of nan 2 surviving victims and thanked infirmary unit and nan NYPD "for their activity to find those responsible for this heinous act."

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams' agency besides mourned Freytes' death, saying "nothing could beryllium much tragic."

"We mourn pinch 12-year-old Jacob Freytes' family," nan Office of nan Public Advocate wrote connected societal media. "Nothing could beryllium much tragic: An guiltless kid connected his bike, killed by a stray bullet."

The agency added that "our children's information is our corporate responsibility" and called for "urgently implementing nan strategies proven to make america safer."

Ferrer has had aggregate anterior run-ins pinch rule enforcement making love backmost to 1999, according to nan New York Post, which cited rule enforcement sources. The outlet reported his grounds includes arrests connected allegations of supplier possession, drunken driving, possession of stolen property, menacing and criminal contempt.

Community members gathered extracurricular nan Bronx bodega wherever 12-year-old Jacob Freytes was fatally changeable while riding his bicycle. (WNYW)

Fernando Mateo, spokesperson for nan United Bodegas of America, called Freytes' decease a devastating reminder of nan toll weapon unit continues to return connected New York City during a Sunday property convention extracurricular nan bodega wherever nan shooting happened.

"We're conscionable tired of having these property conferences speaking astir weapon violence," Mateo said. "Whether it's successful a bodega, whether it is successful a cab, it's weapon unit connected our streets."

Mateo said surveillance video shows Freytes entering nan vicinity bodega to bargain a shot earlier stepping extracurricular moments earlier nan shooting erupted.

"He runs backmost into nan bodega because he lives successful nan area, and he's a regular successful that bodega seeking refuge," Mateo said. "But no, he didn't make it. Twelve years old."

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Mateo besides said nan shop is equipped pinch 1 of nan emergency panic buttons installed successful galore New York City bodegas, but nan unit unfolded wrong seconds.