A Brooklyn teen has been arrested for last week’s deadly shooting on the Brighton Beach boardwalk, police said today.
Iloune Driver, 19, has been charged with second-degree murder and assault with intent to cause serious physical injury.
Tysha Jones, 16, was killed by a stray bullet in last Thursday afternoon’s fusillade. She was struck under the left arm and later died at Coney Island Hospital.
Cops said five others were wounded in the violence that is believed to be gang related. Police said they do not know whether Driver is a member of a gang.
The shots rang out on the boardwalk, where the sizzling temperatures had brought out large crowds, including thousands of students off for Brooklyn-Queens Day, a school holiday.
Cops said there had been a scuffle in which one youth was hit over the head with a bottle and another was struck with a beach umbrella as hundreds of teens gathered.
As tempers cooled, one of the young men joined three friends — including Jones, of East Harlem — on a boardwalk railing. Two other pals stood nearby.
Two thugs then strode onto the boardwalk and opened fire. Cops said it was unclear whom they were aiming at.
“It may turn out that the shooters have a gang affiliation,” he said.
Tysha, fatally struck by a bullet under her left arm, and a patron at the Tatiana restaurant, who was hit by a stray shot, were both innocent bystanders, cops said.
“It’s likely neither of them . . . was targeted,” he said.
Tysha was declared dead at Coney Island Hospital.
As for Driver, police said he has an extensive arrest record dating back to 2008. He was arrested nine times, including once for robbery, criminal sale of drugs and gun possession
He also has a sealed arrest dating back to 2010, police said.