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The accused shooter, William Ferrer, has a lengthy criminal record and faces second-degree murder charges.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-15T01:46:08.805Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-14T23:20:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-15T01:46:08.805Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":74,"critic":68,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports and four digests corroborate the event","critic":"Reports include quotes and specific details","hype":"Headlines emphasize emotional moment"}},"tags":["#USPolitics","#GunViolence","#Trump2026","#BronxShooting","#CrimePolicy"],"entities":["Donald Trump","Jacob Freytes","Migdalia Martinez","William Ferrer","Nassau County Police Academy","Bronx"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Jacob Freytes, 12, was killed by a stray bullet outside a Bronx bodega on 25 July 2026 during an altercation involving adult men.","President Trump left the stage during a Long Island speech to embrace Freytes’ mother, Migdalia Martinez, describing the killing as a 'horrible thing'.","The accused shooter, William Ferrer, has a criminal record dating back to 1999 and is charged with second-degree murder.","Martinez hopes for a bill that would impose life without parole for criminals convicted of recklessly or intentionally killing children."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"President Donald Trump paused a speech at the Nassau County Police Academy on Long Island on 14 August 2026 to console the mother of a 12-year-old boy killed by a stray bullet in the Bronx. Jacob Freytes, known as 'Kai', was shot on 25 July while buying a basketball at a bodega in the Mount Eden neighbourhood. Surveillance footage showed him running into the store after being struck before collapsing. He was pronounced dead at Lincoln Medical Center."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The accused shooter, William Ferrer, was arrested within a day of the shooting. Ferrer, 45, has a criminal record dating back to 1999, including arrests for drug possession, drunk-driving and possession of stolen property, as reported by the New York Post. He faces second-degree murder charges. Two other men were injured in the shooting but survived. Freytes’ mother, Migdalia Martinez, told the New York Post she hopes for a future bill that would impose life without parole for criminals convicted of recklessly or intentionally killing children."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Trump left the stage during his speech to embrace Martinez, describing the killing as a 'horrible, horrible thing' and vowing to 'go after these sick people'. The New York Post reported that Martinez said the encounter made her feel the country is 'heading in the right direction'. Trump later linked the shooting to New York’s bail reform policies, which Martinez had previously criticised as a system that 'works more for the criminal than they’re gonna work for the victim'."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No left- or centre-rated outlet ran this story. 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