The shooting was reported after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of Nicholas Court.
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Ten-year-old Adam Cabrera was riding his bicycle when a man driving a Toyota SUV approached him.
"He's like, 'Do you want something?' I said, 'What is it?' He was like, 'Here you go.' And he pointed a gun. It wasn't pointed at me, it was pointed at him. I said, 'No thanks,'" Cabrera said.
Cabrera headed home fast, but the SUV followed.
The driver yelled that it was an Airsoft gun, a kind of replica sports weapon that uses gas to fire BB-sized projectiles.
"He chases after me and shoots me in the left hip. I heard it and then I saw it fly, luckily miss, and hit my shirt," Cabrera said.
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The 10-year-old told his mom and stepdad. New Castle police were alerted and officers soon spotted a black SUV matching the description.
Police say they tried to stop the vehicle on Kirkwood Highway, but that led to a chase.
The pursuit of the SUV was called off after it hit another car.
Because of the prior shooting incident, police identified the suspect and went to a house on Stanton Road where the 15-year-old suspect was taken into custody.
The Toyota SUV, determined to be stolen, was found nearby.
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Earlier this month, the same suspect was arrested by state police for his involvement in stealing multiple cars from a local commercial garage.
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