Authorities identify 12-year-old boy slain in Mount Eden bodega shooting
When officers arrived, they found 12-year-old Jacob Freytes with a gunshot wound to his shoulder.
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The 12-year-old boy who was shot and killed Saturday afternoon outside a Mount Eden bodega has been identified, according to the NYPD.
Police responded to a 911 call for three males shot outside Wanda Deli Grocery, located at 104 Elliot Place.
When officers arrived, they found 12-year-old Jacob Freytes with a gunshot wound to his shoulder.
He was rushed to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A source tells News 12 that Freytes is the son of a retired member of the NYPD.
The two other victims, ages 25 and 34, were also struck by gunfire but are expected to survive.
The 25-year-old man was shot in the buttocks, while the 34-year-old man was shot in the foot.
A police source tells News 12 that investigators are looking for a man in a black and white shirt, slides and socks.
They are also looking for a black BMW X5 SUV without license plates that they say drove south towards Walt Avenue.
