16-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot After Dispute in Queens, New York

Deadly Shooting in Jamaica, Queens

• 🎯 A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot in the chest after an argument immediately following his exit from an MTA bus.
• 🚶 Surveillance video shows the victim walking for an entire block, clutching his chest, before collapsing on the steps of a deli.
• ❓ Deli workers reported that the victim did not ask for help or indicate he was in pain, and they did not hear gunshots.
• 🚨 The victim was transported to Jamaica Hospital where he later died from his injuries.

Investigation and Suspect Information

• 📍 The incident occurred around 2:15 PM near 173rd Street and Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Queens.
• 🔍 Detectives are reviewing security camera footage that captured a brief confrontation and the suspect fleeing the scene.
• 🏃 The suspect, described as wearing a black vest, gray hoodie, sweatpants, and a black backpack, ran off in the opposite direction of the victim.
• ⚠️ The motive for the shooting remains unclear, and police are withholding the victim's identity pending family notification.