NYPD seeks shooter after teen killed on Queens basketball court
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Authorities in New York City are searching for the shooter who killed a 15-year-old boy in Queens.
Jaden Pierre was approached by several teenagers and shot in the chest when a shot was fired at him on a basketball court in Roy Wilkins Park in Queens around 6:15 p.m. Thursday, according to the New York Police Department (NYPD).
He was taken to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition, where he later died.
The shooting, which took place in a public park where teenagers had gathered to play basketball, comes as New York City continues to grapple with youth violence and incidents captured and widely shared on social media.
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NYPD is currently searching for the person who shot 15-year-old Jaden Pierre, who was shot in the chest. (DCPI/Peter Gerber)
One witness told CBS News: “I came here, I heard a gunshot, so I ran out here to make sure everyone was okay, especially my friends, and I saw a kid lying dead. And I know him from coming here to play basketball. Good basketball player, cool kid.”
Videos circulating on
No arrests had been made as of Saturday, but the NYPD told Fox News Digital it had released photos of a person wanted in connection with the attack.
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No arrests have been made in the case, but the NYPD has released photos of a person who may be connected to the shooting. (Peter Gerber)
New York Attorney General Letitia James reacted to the killing in a post on
Pastor Cory Brooks, founder of Project HOOD, told Fox News Digital that his heart was “broken” as he condemned the crowd’s filming of the attack rather than intervening.
“A 15-year-old boy was captured, beaten, and shot to death in cold blood,” Brooks wrote. “On the playground. Where laughter belongs. Not execution.”
NYPD is asking anyone with information regarding the shooting of Jaden Pierre to contact them using the Crime Stoppers hotline. (Peter Gerber)
The statement continued: “The crowd did not rush to help. They pulled out their phones, recorded each brutal moment, and cheered as if it were entertainment. This video not only documents a murder, it exposes a generation whose conscience is seared by moral darkness. These were our own children eating our own children.”
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The NYPD asks anyone with information about the shooter to call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Tips can also be submitted online through the Crime Stoppers website or at @NYPDTIPS on X.
