Police said they arrested a 14-year-old boy following the fatal shooting of another 14-year-old boy in the lobby of a Fordham Manor building that took place on Thursday.

An NYPD spokesperson said on Thursday, Aug. 11, at around 1.06 a.m. police were alerted to a report of a man, shot at East 194th Street and Briggs Avenue. An NYPD spokesperson said, “Police observed an unidentified male teenager with a gunshot wound to his chest,”

The spokesperson added, “EMS also responded and transported the male to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.” The victim was later identified as Jacob Borbin, 14, of Radcliff Avenue in the Allerton section of The Bronx.

Police officials said a preliminary investigation determined that the victim was shot inside the lobby of 237 East 194th Street. There are no arrests at this time.

Norwood News spoke to local residents at around 8.15 a.m. on Thursday in the vicinity of the Fordham Manor building in which the victim was shot. Most did not know what had happened.

One man voiced his concerns for the youth of the neighborhood, while another, upon hearing the victim’s name and age, said he recognized the boy and added that he reportedly looked much older than 14.

This morning, our detectives are working tirelessly to investigate the tragic shooting of a 14-year-old in the Bronx near East 194 Street and Briggs Avenue. As the investigation continues, we’re asking anyone with information to call @NYPDTips at #800577TIPS. pic.twitter.com/A06Atqykfg

— Commissioner Sewell (@NYPDPC) August 11, 2022

The investigation continued and on Saturday evening, Aug. 13, police announced that pursuant to an ongoing investigation, an unnamed 14-year-old boy was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.

During an NYPD “Street Meet” held at Poe Park in Fordham Manor, in memory of the Bronx teen on Thursday, Aug. 18, after meeting with youth coordination officers from the 44th, 46th, 48th, 50th and 52nd Precincts and members of the NYPD Explorers Program, NYPD assistant commissioner of youth strategies, Kevin O’Connor, said, “So, we just had a 14-year-old boy shot in the head, it looks like it’s accidental.”

 O’Connor added, “They were playing with a gun, he died [inaudible] the chest. I’m sorry but he passed away.”

State Sen. Gustavo Rivera (S.D. 33) who is currently running for re-election in redrawn Senate District 33, said of the incident, “My heart is heavy today. We’ve lost a 14-year-old boy to gun violence. Yet another family will grieve a senseless murder and our community will mourn again. Something’s got to give. We need these guns off our streets and our City needs to come together to take care of our youth.”

He added, “My heat is with my neighbors and those who loved this young soul. In the Bronx, we take care of each other. I’m committed to making sure that our borough gets everything we need to keep our children safe. My team and I are monitoring the situation to assist in any way we can.”

A female resident of the block where Jacob lived in Allerton later told Norwood News she had seen the teen just days before his death. “I saw him on 194 Street and said to him, ‘Don’t you live on Radcliff?’ and he said ‘yeah,’ that he lived over there too,” she said, and did not comment further.

Meanwhile, a message on a card that accompanied some flowers seen outside the teen’s home, read, “We are deeply sorry for your loss. Please know that we are thinking of you in this difficult time. The Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School Family.”

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.