Vada Vasquez the young
Bronx girl struck by a stray bullet, has been taken off a ventilator, officials said Friday.
Vada is breathing on her own and is no longer under sedation at
Lincoln Hospital, spokeswoman Renelda Walker said on Friday, adding that she remains in critical condition.
Vada's relatives were at her bedside and unavailable for comment.
The promising announcement came a day after the five gangbangers, including a 16-year-old boy, charged in the Monday shooting were tossed in jail.
The mother of Carvett Gentles, 16, Zelita Mighty, broke down in tears inside
Bronx Criminal Court as her baby-faced son was led away in handcuffs Thursday.
Prosecutors say Gentles confessed.
Gentles' lawyer said Friday his client maintains his innocence.
"He denies the allegations," lawyer
John Sandleitner said. "He's upset. He's deeply concerned. He understands the severity of this case."
Also ordered held without bail on attempted murder charges were:
Rohan Francis, 18;
Cleve Smith, 20; Clivie Smith, 19, and
Dwayne Taylor, 23 - all reputed members of a gang of neighborhood thugs known as the Gorilla Stone Blood.
Vada, 15, was walking home from school Monday when a bullet exploded into the back of her head.
Authorities said the suspects were targeting 19-year-old
Tyrone Creighton over a
Rikers Island beef involving his brothers and an inmate identified as
Joe Darrell.
Darrell declined comment at Rikers on Friday.
Creighton, who was hit in a lung, was in good condition at Lincoln HospitalRead more:
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