Crime & Safetyscore 642·6 metrosupdated 3h ago

12-Year-Old Son of Retired NYPD Sergeant Killed by Stray Gunfire in Bronx

Jacob Freytes, a 12-year-old boy and son of a retired NYPD detective sergeant, was killed by stray gunfire in the Bronx. A suspect, William Ferrer, has been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting that also injured two others.

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