A 14-year-old boy has been arrested by the New York police on suspicion of shooting at a full MTA bus in the Bronx, seriously wounding a teenager.
The shooting took place shortly before 6 pm on Saturday, January 21, in the Clason Point NYCHA Development area located at Story Avenue and Metcalf Avenue, Soundview neighborhood.
Police said a 17-year-old boy was shot in the chest on the Bx5 bus. Paramedics rushed him to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi in critical condition, but he managed to survive.
The suspected gunman, who was not identified because of his age, was arrested around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. He faces charges of attempted murder, assault, reckless endangerment and weapons, he reported. Fox News.
All charges are mere accusations and those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.
Young people are increasingly protagonists in gun violence in New York as victims and perpetrators, particularly shootings and attacks with bladed weapons. In September an NYPD report found that recidivism among teens had risen sharply over the past five years and the number of gunmen and their underage victims had tripled.