Exactly two weeks after 12-year-old Jacob Freytes was tragically killed, his family joined local leaders to push for change through new proposed legislation.
“Jacob’s Law” was unveiled at a press conference Saturday outside of the Bronx bodega where Jacob was shot by a stray bullet. The proposal would increase penalties for those whose reckless actions result in the death of a child.
Jacob’s mother, Migdalia Martinez, said she wants her son’s story to push local lawmakers to support the law…