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The innocent 12-year-old son of a cop who was shot dead in the Bronx was identified early Friday as Jacob Freytas \u2014 as heartbreaking video shows him collapsing in a bodega after running back in while clutching his chest.<\/p>\n

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Freytas, of Mount Eden, was an innocent bystander when a stray bullet hit him in the chest during a fight outside a store on Elliott Place near the Grand Concourse, shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday, cops said.<\/p>\n

Security video obtained by The Post shows Jacob leaving his bike outside the bodega to go in and buy a ball, before coming out again just as a wild brawl breaks out in the street.<\/p>\n

The 12-year-old bystander can be seen through the door as he gets on his bike to ride away \u2014 then looking at the commotion outside as shots are fired.<\/p>\n

The preteen then gets off his bike and runs back into the bodega clutching his chest \u2014 with harrowing footage then showing him collapsing as others look on in horror.<\/p>\n

Devastated loved ones told The Post on Saturday that the boy\u2019s father is a police sergeant who was in Connecticut at the time of his son\u2019s killing.<\/p>\n

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Julio Lopez, the boy\u2019s uncle, said he was walking his dogs when he heard shots ring out and \u201csaw people running from around the corner.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was saying hi to guys up the block. He showed respect\u2026 He was a good kid. He\u2019s gonna be missed,\u201d added Lopez, who said he had seen Jacob just that morning.<\/p>\n

Up to six men were reportedly involved in the violent brawl, although it wasn\u2019t immediately clear how many people opened fire.<\/p>\n

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Two other males were shot during the fight outside the Wanda Deli Grocery, including a 34-year-old with a gunshot wound to the left foot, and a 25-year-old who was hit in the buttocks, according to the NYPD.<\/p>\n

Jacob was hit through the shoulder and transported to NYC Health and Hospitals\/Lincoln, where he died.<\/p>\n

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The other two victims were listed in stable condition.<\/p>\n

No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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