A Bronx mother is calling for a new state law after her 12-year-old son, Jacob Freytas, was shot and killed by a stray bullet while riding his bicycle. Watch NBC 4 free wherever you are WATCH HERE WATCH HERETwo weeks ago, Freytas was riding his bicycle outside of a bodega when a stray bullet struck him in the chest, killing him. “Jacob’s law sends a clear message – if you take a child’s life, you get life,” said Saritha Komatireddy, the Republican nominee for New York State Attorney General and a former prosecutor. “Jacob’s Law” would mandate an automatic life prison sentence for anyone whose reckless criminal conduct leads to the death of a child. AI tools helped convert the story to a digital article, and an NBC New York journalist edited the article for publication.