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New York (77WABC) – A Harlem gang member was arrested and charged with attempted murder after a shooting in the Bronx that nearly injured two young children.
Police say Michael Lopez was arrested Friday morning in connection to an encounter on June 17 in the Mt. Eden section of the Bronx, where he allegedly opened fire on another man. The shots barely missed 5-year-old Christian and his 13-year-old sister Mia.
BREAKING: A person is in custody in connection to the #Bronx shooting that resulted in bullets narrowly missing two small kids. Police are expected to make an announcement today with more details on who is in custody. Stay tuned to @News12BX and @News12BK pic.twitter.com/xvexxZxQso
— Anthony Carlo (@AC_TV7) June 25, 2021
Both children were not harmed in the attack.
Police have said that Lopez also faces charges of assault, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal use of firearm, reckless endangerment and attempted reckless endangerment.
