Teen charged with attempted murder for mistakenly shooting female pal in chaos outside Stonewall during Pride
The 17-year-old suspect was busted around 4 p.m. Monday and also faces charges of felony assault and criminal possession of a weapon in connection to the June 29 violence on Sheridan Square – just around the corner from the LGBTQ+ landmark in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, police said.
The mayhem erupted around 10:15 p.m. when a 16-year-old girl who was hanging out with pals opened fire at a male target standing with another group, cops said.
4 The shooting occurred around the corner from Manhattan's historic gay landmark Stonewall Inn.
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4 A teen gunman is accused of mistakenly shooting and gravely wounding a pal who had already opened fire in a crowd and hit an innocent bystander.
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It's not clear why she fired at the guy, but she missed — and one of the slugs ended up traveling about 100 feet, striking a 17-year-old girl – 'a total innocent bystander' — who was visiting from New Jersey and was with a friend at the time, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.
The 16-year-old female shooter's armed 17-year-old pal then got involved – wildly opening fire a second time at the group that included the guy his lady friend was aiming at, cops said.
He mistakenly hit his 16-year-female friend, the first shooter, striking her in the head and gravely wounding her, Kenny said.
4 The innocent bystander, a 17-year-old girl, was shot in the thigh.
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The girl was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition, authorities said.
Her own weapon was recovered on the ground right next to her, cops said.
Meanwhile, the young innocent bystander was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
The innocent victim's mom, Star Lopez, 46, told The Post in the aftermath that it had been an emotionally exhausting ordeal but that she was glad her daughter is alive.
4 The bystander was visiting from New Jersey and enjoying Pride festivities with a friend, cops said.
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'I prefer this to organizing a wake and picking out caskets,' she said.
The 17-year-old gunman's arraignment was pending Tuesday.
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