William Ferrer Pleads Not Guilty to 7 Charges in Bronx Shooting That Killed 12-Year-Old
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Updated · CBS New York · Jul 27
William Ferrer Pleads Not Guilty to 7 Charges in Bronx Shooting That Killed 12-Year-Old
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jul 27
Summary
William Ferrer, 45, was arraigned Sunday and pleaded not guilty to seven counts tied to Saturday’s Bronx triple shooting, including second-degree murder and attempted murder.
A judge ordered Ferrer held without bail; prosecutors say he repeatedly fired a gun around 5 p.m. in Mount Eden, fatally striking 12-year-old Jacob Freytes in the chest.
Surveillance video showed Freytes running into a bodega on Elliot Place for help before he was taken to a hospital, where he died; two other men were wounded but are in stable condition.
Flowers and messages now line the boy’s apartment building, while United Bodegas of America spokesman Fernando Mateo used the killing to call for stricter gun regulations.
Ferrer’s next court date is Friday as NYPD investigators continue seeking tips on the broad-daylight shooting.