NEWS: You can now listen to Fox News stories! Authorities in New York City continue to search for the shooter of a 15-year old boy who was killed in Queens. Jaden Pierre was approached on a basketball court in Roy Wilkins Park by several teenagers. A shot was fired and struck him in the chest, according to New York Police Department. He was rushed to Jamaica Hospital where he died. I knew him from playing basketball here. Good basketball player, cool child. “Videos circulating on X appear to show moments leading up to the shooting, with a crowd surrounding Pierre and another person as the teenager is repeatedly punched before the group quickly disperses.As of Saturday, no arrests have been made, but the NYPD told Fox News Digital it released photos of a person wanted in connection with the shooting.MACHETE-WIELDING SUSPECT CLAIMING TO BE ‘LUCIFER’ SHOT BY POLICE AFTER ALLEGEDLY STABBING 3 AT TRANSIT HUBNew York Attorney General Letitia James reacted to the killing in a post on X, writing, “My heart is heavy tonight after we lost a 15-year-old to a senseless act of gun violence. I’m praying to God for his family and loved ones. I will continue my tireless efforts every day to stop gun violence in New York. “Pastor Cory Brooks of Project H.O.O.D. said in a Fox News Digital statement that his heart was “shattered”, as he condemned those who filmed the attack rather than intervening. Brooks wrote that a 15-year old child was “hunted down, beaten and shot in cold blood.” “In a play area. Where laughter belongs. Not execution. “His statement continued, “The crowd didn’t run for help. They grabbed their phones, recorded each brutal second and cheered like it was entertainment. This video is not just a document of a murder. It exposes a whole generation whose conscience was seared by moral darkness. These were our children eating our own children. “CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FOX NEWS APP”The NYPD asks anyone with information on the shooter to contact its Crime Stoppers hotline by calling 1-800-577 TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57 PISTA (74782) for Spanish.Tips may also be submitted through the Crime Stoppers Website or via X @NYPDTIPS.
