The family of a 12-year-old boy killed by a stray bullet in the Bronx is demanding change after a suspect with a lengthy arrest record was charged with his murder.After the death of Jacob Freytes, the son of a retired NYPD detective sergeant, his mother and sister are pushing for "Jacob's Law," which they say would require life sentences for people convicted of recklessly taking a child's life."I gave him a kiss, and I walked out, and we always do a little dolphin kiss.And I walked out and went to work," Migdalia Martinez, Freytes' mother, told "Fox & Friends" Tuesday.2 DETAINED AFTER SHOOTING IN NEW YORK LEAVES 15-YEAR-OLD KILLED, TWO OTHERS WOUNDED: POLICEAngelica Coriano, left, and Migdalia Martinez, right, appeared on "Fox & Friends" to discuss the death of Coriano's brother and Martinez's son, Jacob Freytes, who was fatally struck by a stray bullet in the Bronx.
(Screenshot/"Fox & Friends")"Around five o'clock, they called me and said that he had gotten shot.And all I could do was try to think of different ways to get here faster," she added.
"When I got there, I just seen my boy gone."Freytes, who was riding his bike to a nearby bodega to buy a ball, was shot and killed after a suspect opened fire during an alleged street dispute.Two other adults were also wounded in the shooting.Police said William Ferrer, 45, was arrested and faces multiple charges including second-degree murder.
He has pleaded not guilty.Ferrer has an arrest record dating back more than 25 years, including prior charges for drunk driving, drug possession, menacing and criminal contempt, according to the New York Post.New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch addressed Ferrer’s arrest on X, writing, "Jacob was an innocent bystander on his bike when he was taken from his family yesterday in an act of senseless gun violence."HOUSE DEMOCRAT BLASTED AFTER EARLY RELEASE LAW FREED INMATES LATER CHARGED WITH MURDERShe added, "No arrest can ever ease the pain of this unimagin...