Suspect charged with attempted murder in daylight stray bullet shooting of elderly woman

A suspect was charged with attempted murder in the broad-daylight Bronx shooting that left an elderly woman struck by a stray bullet and a younger man also hurt, police said. Matthew Bonilla, 26, was also charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon in connection to the 1:20 p.m.Wednesday burst of gunfire that left a 79-year-old woman caught in the crossfire, authorities and law enforcement sources said. The senior was struck in the left leg, as was a 26-year-old man who appeared to be the intended target, according to cops and sources. The wounded man appeared to have been exchanging gunfire with someone else when the innocent senior was in the wrong place at the wrong time, the sources said.Both victims went to St.

Barnabas Hospital, where they were listed in stable condition, authorities said.Bonilla, who lives about a block from the shooting scene, was last arrested in Aug.of 2023 when officers stopped him for a traffic infraction and realized he had a stolen license plate affixed to his vehicle, cops said. His arraignment in connection to the double-shooting case was pending Thursday. One other person is still being sought in the violence, cops said. Police could not immediately confirm whether one or both men fired shots during the afternoon frenzy. ...