{"id":307906,"date":"2026-07-28T19:34:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/307906\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T19:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:34:51","slug":"news-12-hudson-valley-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/307906\/","title":{"rendered":"News 12 | Hudson Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Neighbors in Walden are mourning the loss of 12-year-old Jacob Freytes. Police say the boy was killed by a stray bullet while riding his bike in the Bronx over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Neighbors tell News 12 Jacob lived in Walden with his family and often visited relatives in the Bronx. They say they were shocked when they recognized him in news reports about the shooting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were devastated,\u201d neighbor Hector Lopez said. \u201cMy wife saw it first. We couldn\u2019t stop thinking about it and we still can\u2019t. It\u2019s hard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lopez says he had recently seen Jacob outside playing in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really a shame,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cI feel horrible for them. I really do. They\u2019re really nice people. Good people.”<\/p>\n

According to the NYPD, Jacob was riding his bike near a deli in the Mount Ede<\/a>n section of the Bronx on Saturday when he was struck by a stray bullet during a shooting. Police say he was an innocent bystander.<\/p>\n

The Valley Central School District confirmed Jacob was a current student at Valley Central Middle School.
In a message to the school community Monday, Superintendent Evette Avila called the tragedy an \u201cunthinkable loss\u201d and said grief counselors are available to support students, staff and families as they cope with his death.<\/p>\n

Police have arrested 45-year-old William Ferrer, of the Bronx, in connection with the shooting. He is charged with murder, manslaughter and other offenses.
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