A suspected gang member was arrested for shooting a 15-year-old girl in the Bronx on Tuesday, police sources said.
The suspect, a 16-year-old affiliated with the “Evergreen Avenue Crew,” allegedly fired the shot that struck the teenager in her hip as she crossed the street with a group of friends in Soundview at about 8:30 p.m., the sources said.
The girl was rushed to Jacobi Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police believe she was hit by a stray bullet in the shooting.
The alleged gunman was arrested by the NYPD’s warrant squad on Thursday and hit with attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment charges, cops said.
His name was being withheld because he is a juvenile, police said.
Police are also searching for one more suspect in connection to the shooting.