Fugitive teen gunman charged with lethal capturing of obvious harmless bystander, 57, utilizing a walker: cops

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A fugitive teen gunman was arrested Wednesday and charged with the Could homicide of a walker-using 57-year-old Bronx man whose household claims was merely within the fallacious place on the fallacious time, authorities mentioned.

Brandon Sullivan, 18, was attending a day probation assembly when the NYPD’s Violent Crime Job Drive closed in on him in connection to the Could 18 Fordham Heights capturing that killed 57-year-old Kevin Jennings and wounded a 34-year-old lady, cops and sources mentioned. 

He was charged with two counts of homicide, a rely every of tried homicide, manslaughter and assault, in addition to 4 counts of felony possession of a weapon, authorities mentioned.

Brandon Sullivan, 18, was charged with homicide, tried homicide and different counts in connection to the Could 18 capturing that killed Kevin Jennings, 57, police mentioned. NYPD

Sullivan allegedly opened hearth round 6:50 p.m. at East 188th Road and Marion Avenue – a couple of blocks from Fordham College, authorities mentioned. 

Jennings was struck within the head – and the girl who was merely strolling by and regarded an harmless bystander was blasted within the leg, cops mentioned.

Each had been rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, the place Jennings succumbed to his accidents and the girl was listed in secure situation. 

A 34-year-old lady, an harmless bystander, was damage within the capturing, cops mentioned. Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto / Shutterstock

Jennings’ kin instructed The Put up that their beloved one was not the supposed goal, both.

“From what Murder [cops] instructed me, he was an harmless bystander,” mentioned a person named Jamal, who declined to offer his final title however recognized himself because the husband of the sufferer’s niece.

Jennings was arrested when cops closed in on him at a probation assembly, sources mentioned. Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto / Shutterstock

“He was simply on the bodega, getting one thing to eat, bought exterior and was consuming in his chair,” he mentioned of Jennings. “Then some guys had been arguing.

“They weren’t arguing with him. He was sitting by the water hydrant in his chair,” Jamal mentioned.

“Man simply goes out to the shop and calm down[es] and might’t even come again house.

“This can be a severe matter that’s happening in every single place,” Jamal mentioned.

By Thursday, cops had not but established a concrete motive for the violence. 

Sullivan’s arraignment in connection to the lethal capturing was pending Thursday night. 

Particulars on the earlier case that landed Sullivan on probation weren’t instantly identified.

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