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A convicted felon was arrested in Pennsylvania early Thursday in connection to the senseless shooting of a 5-year-old girl near a vigil in the Bronx, authorities said.

Curtis White, 26, was picked up by the US Marshals’ Fugitive Task Force in Hazelton — and hit with federal charges tied to the June 30 shooting that wounded the child on East 214th Street in Williamsbridge, according to police.

The two alleged gunmen are each facing a charge of possession of ammunition after a felony conviction, which comes with a maximum prison sentence of 15 years, the feds said.

“Let this be a message to those who plague our streets with gun violence: We will work tirelessly, swiftly, and unceasingly in coordination with our law enforcement partners to find you, wherever you are and whenever it may be, and we will bring you to justice,” Manhattan US Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement.

NYPD Acting Police Commissioner Edward Caban previously said he vowed to the little girl and her family while she was in the hospital that cops would bring the perpetrators to justice.

“True to our word, we vow that the actions of any repeat violent offender who uses an illegal gun on our streets will never be tolerated – there will always be consequences,” Caban said Thursday. 

While the girl’s injuries were serious, she was released from the hospital days after the shooting. 

The bullets flew as a large group — allegedly including White and Morrishow — gathered around 7 p.m. to mourn the death of 26-year-old Justin Rodriguez, who was gunned down a block away a day earlier, police have said.

At one point, a car backfired and people started to panic, believing the loud bang was a pop of gunfire, NYPD Assistant Chief Joe Kenny said at a press conference in One Police Plaza last week. 


  Curtis White (above) was nabbed in connection to the senseless late June shooting of a 5-year-old girl in the Bronx, sources said. NYPD Curtis White (above) was nabbed in connection to the senseless late June shooting of a 5-year-old girl in the Bronx, sources said. NYPD

The two men then ran into the streets and began spraying bullets, striking the little girl in the back as she rode in her family car, Kenny said.

The assistant chief said detectives were able to track down video of the shooting.

A .380 caliber firearm was recovered at the scene, along with two .380 caliber shell casings and multiple .40 caliber casings, the feds said. 

White allegedly ran off after the shooting, and was tracked down to a private residence in Hazleton, the Marshals said.

“This was another successful takedown of a dangerous fugitive, a convicted felon who shot an innocent 5-year-old girl,” said Ralph Sozio, US Marshal for the Southern District of New York in a statement.

White was convicted of attempted assault in a 2015 Bronx shooting and served two years of his four-year stint before being released to parole, prison records show. 


  Austin Morrishow (above) is still being sought in connection to the shooting. NYPD Austin Morrishow (above) is still being sought in connection to the shooting. NYPD

He also served between two and four years behind bars for attempted murder in Atlanta, Ga., law enforcement sources said. He allegedly violated parole and a federal warrant was issued.

White was also busted for firearm possession in Atlanta, according to Kenny.

Meanwhile, Morrishow is a member of the Mac Baller gang and wanted in a robbery pattern in Brooklyn, according to Kenny. He is on probation until 2025 in a federal gun case and was also picked up for robbery in 2017, according to the assistant chief.

The NYPD released photos of the suspects last week. 

Law enforcement are still hunting for Morrishow.

While the girl’s injuries were serious, she was expected to survive. 


  The young victim was inside her family’s car when she was struck as shots rang out at a vigil, police said. Christopher Sadowski The young victim was inside her family’s car when she was struck as shots rang out at a vigil, police said. Christopher Sadowski


  The little girl’s injuries were serious, but she is expected to survive. Christopher Sadowski The little girl’s injuries were serious, but she is expected to survive. Christopher Sadowski

“Yesterday, I visited that little girl and to see what she and her family were going through is not only heartbreaking — it is infuriating,” Acting Police Commissioner Edward Caban told reporters outside the hospital where the girl was recovering last week.

“So beside her bedside, I made a promise to her and to her family,” Caban said, “we promised that we would never rest until her shooter was found and held accountable.”

Charges were pending against White.

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