Minor son of firefighter reportedly shot by his young cousin at NYCHA apartment complex in Brooklyn on Sunday morning, officials and police sources reported.
The victim is 14 years old. that his name has not been revealed, He was found with a gunshot wound to his chest after officers responded to a 911 call
at the Howard Houses in Brownsville shortly before 10:30 a.m., authorities said.a suspect who The man, believed to be the teen’s 12-year-old cousin, has been arrested and a weapon, a firearm, has been seized.according to the sources.
sources have indicated so Detectives are investigating the possibility that the shooting was accidental.But the investigation is ongoing.
Other than this, Agents are investigating where they got the gun, who owned it and whether it was purchased legally.,
Police said the victim’s father is a firefighter and was on leave at the time of the incident.
New York City has seen a rise in violence against youth and teens in recent monthsIncluding the bloody week of May, where two minors lost their lives and six others were injured.
A New York Police Department supervisor said this at the time 11% of firearm arrests last year involved minors, a 120% increase over 2018While nearly a quarter of young people arrested with weapons in 2021 became victims of a shooter or shooting within two years.
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