Vernon Franklyn Arrested

Jonas Bronck

Published on January 16, 2014, 10:24 am

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An arrest has been made in last month’s shooting of a 9-year-old boy in Tremont.

According to police, 22-year-old Vernon Franklyn wounded the boy in the foot while he was on his way home from school.

It happened on Dec. 18 at East 175^th Street and Prospect Avenue.

Franklyn is facing a number of charges, including attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.

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