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politics29 days ago•5 min saved

Trump Consoles Bronx Family as 12-Year-Old's Stray-Bullet Death Spurs Crime Debate

President Donald Trump paused his Long Island crime-address to hug the parents of 12-year-old Jacob Freytes, a Bronx boy killed by a stray bullet, with Freytes’s mother Migdalia Martinez and father, retired NYPD Sgt. Jesus Freytes, in attendance; the moment occurred as he spoke about crime reduction and was highlighted by the White House. Freytes’s death has prompted calls for tougher penalties under 'Jacob’s Law,' while a suspect, William Ferrer, was arrested on second-degree murder charges.

via Fox News|

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us-news1 month ago•26 min saved

Bronx Mom Slams Mamdani Over Block Violence After 12-Year-Old’s Death

A Bronx mother, Miledy Rosario, who gave a hand‑me‑down bike to Jacob Freytes—the 12‑year‑old son of a retired NYPD sergeant killed near a Grand Concourse bodega—raged at Mayor Zohran Mamdani for not cleaning up the Mount Eden block amid gang activity. The piece notes the area’s gang presence (Trinitarios and Sev Side Pinni), Jacob’s death by a stray bullet, and the trauma to his friends and family; authorities have arrested 45-year-old William Ferrer in the slaying, while Mamdani issued condolences and called for safer streets.

via New York Post|

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