BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A 16-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday as a suspect in the fatal shooting of a fellow teen on a Brownsville street, according to authorities.
The suspect, whose name has not been released due to his age, is charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the March slaying of Graig Bassett, 17, police said.
Bassett was shot in the chest while walking among a group of people along Saratoga Avenue near Prospect Place around 4:50 p.m. March 15, officials said.
First responders rushed Bassett to an area hospital, but he could not be saved.
