Teen Arrested After 7-Year-Old Struck By Stray Bullet In East Harlem Shooting
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Police arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection to a shooting in East Harlem where a 7-year-old girl was hit by a stray bullet.
NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan announced the arrest on Twitter on Friday night.
The shooting happened on the corner of East 102nd Street and Park Avenue around 6 p.m. on June 25.
Police say the teen is charged with attempted murder, three counts of assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
The girl's mother, Marlene Joaquin, told CBS2 her daughter is going to be OK after doctors found no bullet fragments in her leg.
A 19-year-old, who was believed to be the intended target, was shot and is also expected to be OK.
