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Memorial grows for 12-year-old, son of retired NYPD sergeant, shot outside Bronx bodega

Headline from NBC New York, on the newest of 2 developments

A Bronx neighborhood is in mourning following the shooting death of 12-year-old Jacob Freytes, a young boy seen riding his bike around the corner when a fight broke out between a group of men. Freytes was the son of a retired NYPD detective sergeant, Jesus Freytes, and has been described by neighbor…

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  1. Community mourns after boy killed by stray bullet in the Bronx

    Headline from Pix11 ·

  2. Newest

    Memorial grows for 12-year-old, son of retired NYPD sergeant, shot outside Bronx bodega

    Headline from NBC New York ·

Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. Pix11

    12-year-old boy killed and multiple others shot near Bronx deli: police (opens Pix11)

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    Pix11's feed description

    THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11)-- A 12-year-old boy was fatally shot outside a Bronx deli on Saturday evening, along with multiple others, according to the NYPD. Officers received a call for a report of a man shot at 104 Elliot in the Bronx neighborhood of Mt. Eden at around 5 p.m., police said.

  2. ABC 7 New York

    12-year-old killed by stray bullet outside Bronx bodega, police say; 2 others injured (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    It happened Saturday just before 5 p.m. on the corner of Walton Ave. and Elliot Place in Mt. Eden. Police say it appears the boy was in the wrong place at the wrong time when a large group got into an argument.

  3. NBC New York

    12-year-old boy caught in the middle of fight shot dead outside Bronx bodega (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    12-year-old Jacob Freytes was shot and killed after a fight broke out in front of a Bronx bodega over the weekend. (Photo: United Bodega Association/Citizen)

  4. FOX 5 New York

    12-year-old boy shot and killed, 2 men injured in broad daylight in the Bronx (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Police are investigating a shooting that left a 12-year-old boy dead and two men injured late Saturday afternoon in the Bronx. Authorities responded to a 911 call at approximately 4:55 p.m. outside 104 Elliot Place. They arrived to find three male victims suffering from gunshot wounds.

  5. Pix11

    Police release identity of 12‑year‑old boy killed outside Bronx deli (opens Pix11)

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    THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Police have identified the 12‑year‑old boy fatally shot outside a Bronx bodega on Saturday. Jacob Freytes, 12, a Bronx resident, was one of three people shot in front of 104 Elliot Place, officials said. Officers found him with a gunshot wound to the shoulder.

  6. Gothamist

    12-year-old killed in shooting outside Bronx bodega (opens Gothamist)

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    12-year-old boy killed, two men injured in Bronx shooting Bodega advocates offer cash reward for information leading to an arrest [ more › ]

  7. Breitbart News

    12-Year-Old Son of Police Officer Shot, Killed in Gun-Controlled NYC (opens Breitbart News)

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    The 12-year-old son of a police sergeant was killed and two other people wounded in a shooting outside a Bronx bodega Saturday around 5:30 p.m.

  8. New York Post

    NYC man busted in horrific shooting that killed innocent 12-year-old son of retired Finest (opens New York Post)

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    A 45-year-old Bronx man has been charged with murder in the senseless fatal shooting of the 12-year-old son of a retired Finest outside a Bronx bodega Saturday. William Ferrer was busted outside his home Sunday in the slaying of innocent young Jacob Freytes, who biked to a Mount Eden bodega to buy a…

  9. Gothamist

    Bronx man arrested in fatal shooting of 12-year-old outside bodega (opens Gothamist)

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    12-year-old boy killed, two men injured in Bronx shooting Police charged a 45-year-old Bronx man with murder after investigators said Jacob Freytes, an innocent bystander riding his bike, was killed in the shooting. [ more › ]

  10. Pix11

    Man accused of fatally shooting 12-year-old boy outside Bronx deli (opens Pix11)

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    THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A 45-year-old Bronx man is now under arrest, accused in a shooting that killed a 12-year-old boy and injured two others. William Ferrer was escorted by detectives outside the 44th Precinct after his arrest in connection with the deadly shooting of Jacob Freytes.

  11. Fox News

    Man faces murder charge after innocent 12-year-old is killed in Bronx street gunfire (opens Fox News)

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    Surveillance video captures 12-year-old Jacob Freytes' final moments inside a Bronx bodega after a stray bullet struck him during a street confrontation.

  12. NBC New York

    Memorial grows for 12-year-old, son of retired NYPD sergeant, shot outside Bronx bodega (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    A Bronx neighborhood is in mourning following the shooting death of 12-year-old Jacob Freytes, a young boy seen riding his bike around the corner when a fight broke out between a group of men. Freytes was the son of a retired NYPD detective sergeant, Jesus Freytes, and has been described by neighbor…

  13. Pix11

    Community mourns after boy killed by stray bullet in the Bronx (opens Pix11)

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    Pix11's feed description

    BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A community is reeling after a 12-year-old boy was fatally shot in the Bronx on Saturday. Surveillance video showed a fight breaking out on the corner of Walton Avenue and Elliot Place. Just steps away, 12-year-old Jacob Freytes was sitting on his bike.

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