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The violent creep accused of killing the innocent 12-year-old son of a retired NYPD cop outside a Bronx bodega was remanded in custody on a slew of serious charges, including second-degree murder.

William Ferrer, 45, was arraigned Sunday night on murder, assault, and weapons charges after police said he started blasting during a fight in the South Bronx on Saturday afternoon, killing 12-year-old Jacob Freytes and wounding two others.

Freytes, the son of a retired Finest, was  struck in the chest  by a stray bullet during the shooting, and died later at a Bronx hospital, according to the criminal complaint.

9 William Ferrer getting escorted out of the NYPD's 44th Precinct in The Bronx on July 26, 2026. Kevin C. Downs for NY Post

Two other adult males were also hit, one in the buttocks and one in the foot, the complaint states.

Both were treated at local hospitals.

Ferrer was charged with second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, first-degree manslaughter, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, according to the complaint.

He was remanded in custody, and no details were given about his next court appearance.

Freytes, who had cycled to the bodega on Elliott Place near Grand Concourse to buy a ball, was an innocent bystander when Ferrer allegedly started shooting.

Heartbreaking security video shows the boy watching the fight before a man pulls out a gun and starts shooting, at which point Freytes clutches his chest and runs back into the bodega.

9 Ferrer, no stranger to cuffs, has a rap sheet dating to 1999, including drug, DWI, and stolen property arrests. Tomas E. Gaston for NY Post

9 Jacob was caught in the middle of a suspected gang-related shooting during his trip to the bodega. United Bodegas of America

9 Surveillance footage of Jacob running into the store after getting shot in the shoulder. United Bodegas of America

9 William Ferrer being escorted by two detectives from the 44th Precinct in the Bronx, New York. Tomas E. Gaston for NY Post

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