New York, NY – Teen Shoots Man Dead On NYC Bus In Brooklyn

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    New York, NY – A 14-year-old boy was arrested on a second-degree murder charge Friday after police say he fired a gun inside a New York City bus in a street gang dispute, killing a bystander who was speaking on his cellphone.

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    The victim, Angel Rojas, 39, wasn’t the target in the Thursday night shooting, Police Commissioner William Bratton told reporters. Rojas died from a gunshot wound to the back of the head.

    Investigators suspect the shooting stemmed from a dispute between two gangs that had been taunting each other on social media. Police had not found the target.

    The suspect boarded the bus in Brooklyn with two other people, police said. They were sitting in the back of the bus when the target boarded at another stop, they said.

    The gunman fired an initial shot that hit Rojas, police said. As other passengers fled the bus, the suspect exited a front door and fired five more shots at the target as he ran away, they said.

    Police officers on a foot patrol grabbed the suspect and recovered a six-shot revolver that was empty, police said.

    Relatives say Rojas came to the United States four years ago from the Dominican Republic with his wife and two children.


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    enlightened-yid
    enlightened-yid
    10 years ago

    Sadly, Dominican Republic is safer than the street garbage that dwell in public housing.

    HankM
    HankM
    10 years ago

    Article doesn’t mention where this occurred

    BoruchN
    BoruchN
    10 years ago

    ‘Organized Crime’ and ‘Disorganized Government.’ (This is the bigger picture. Welcome to ‘Weak Government America. Heartless Government’)

    MartinGold
    MartinGold
    10 years ago

    Now; 1) He didn’t had this gun for protection & he didn’t shot this 39 y/o man for any protection, so why did he had a gun ? I guess he took it from his father.. Why does his father needs a gun ? For protection ? That’s how he’s protected ? That his son took off with his gun & shot to dead a 39 y/o man !!!??

    2) If this 14 y/o boy -monkey- shot a 39 y/o man when he’s still 14, think what he’ll do when he’ll be 20-30…
    This 14 y/o should finish his life in jail !! And guns should be banned even for ‘protection’ do we can be protected when walking on the street or riding on a public bus.

    TexasJew
    TexasJew
    10 years ago

    What yeshiva did this kid attend?