A 14-year-old boy was arrested for shooting an older teen in the head and then fleeing on an e-bike in the Bronx, cops said Thursday.
The teen suspect, whose name is being withheld due to his age, was charged with attempted murder for opening fire on the 17-year-old victim in Wakefield on Tuesday, according to law enforcement.
The victim suffered a graze wound to the left side of his head on E. 228th St. near Bronxwood Ave. just before 7 p.m., said police.
A nearby resident said the older teen was visiting his girlfriend when he was attacked.
“It was like four or five shots. He doesn’t even live here,” said the witness, who refused to give her name. “I looked out, and he was no longer there. He ran back upstairs to get away from the shooter.”
Medics rushed the teen to Jacobi Medical Center in stable condition.
The shooter, who was wearing all black at the time, was last seen speeding off on an e-bike, said police.
The arrest coincides with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy killed by another teen in the Bronx Wednesday, officials said.
Riley Billingslea was shot in the neck near his ear in the Castle Arms apartment building on Claflin Ave. near W. 197th St. in Kingsbridge about 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, cops said.
The bullet exited Riley’s head, ricocheted, and grazed a 13-year-old friend in the torso, police sources said.
Riley was arguing with the 16-year-old shooter, who opened his backpack, pulled out a gun, put a magazine in it, and fired, the sources said.
Riley died at the scene. There were no arrests.