He was pronounced dead about an hour later. The victim was rushed to Jamaica Hospital. Two officers on patrol immediately administered first aid, police said. ![]() He was pulled off the train by good Samaritans when it pulled into the Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue station. The altercation escalated and someone pulled out a gun and shot the 15-year-old boy once in the chest. Meanwhile, the Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue station remains closed as police investigate.ĭuring a news conference Friday night, police said two groups of teens started arguing on the southbound A train. That will be explored, but that's still to be determined," NYPD Chief of Transit Jason Wilcox said. "What is the motivation? That's being investigated, whether this had a gang or crew nexus to it. Police say this is the eighth MTA homicide to happen this year, and the fourth in the last two weeks.ĭetectives are downloading videos to try and determine who pulled the trigger. As CBS2's Alecia Reid reported, the violence is part of a disturbing trend in the transit system. Investigators believe the attack was not random and are still looking for the shooter. Police say the 15-year-old boy died after two groups started fighting on an A train. NYPD holds news conference on fatal shooting of teenager on subway 09:59 ![]() "It's just horrible, horrible," added Charlton D'Souza of the group Passengers United. "It's like too much," Far Rockaway resident Ricardo Rankisson said of the gun violence plaguing the city. It could happen to anyone," Far Rockaway resident Aaliyah Polanco said. All of the suspects in the previous seven killings have been arrested. It was the eighth homicide to happen in the MTA system this year. "We're downloading video now to try and figure out who this perpetrator was," said Richard Davey, president of NYC Transit. "Whether this had any gang or crew nexus to it, that is an avenue that will be explored," NYPD Chief of Transit Jason Wilcox said. It isn't clear if the two groups knew each other. Police say someone pulled out a gun and shot the teenager once in the chest. "He's only 15," Far Rockaway resident Ray Jay Durand said of the victim. There have now been four deaths in transit in the last two weeks, from stabbings to shootings, CBS2's Alecia Reid reported.ĭuring rush hour Friday, a heated argument on the southbound train turned deadly. The shooting marked an especially dangerous month for MTA commuters. Investigation continues following shooting death of 15-year-old on subway train in Queens 02:05 "His mother, Christine, and father, J, always brought him up in a good way. In 11th grade at the time of his death, his goal was to attend college in Florida. It's done and that's sad, you know?" Kirk Farnum said.Ī GoFundMe page organized by the victim's family says he was murdered a week before his 16th birthday. "They don't realize how permanent gun violence is. It's sad that we have to go through this every day, having these young boys being killed for no reason at all," Bridget Ford said. Tenants who watched the boy grow up said they are still coming to terms with the senseless shooting. There was a growing memorial inside Burnett's apartment building as neighbors mourned the teen. ![]() The investigation from our detectives is robust and very thorough," NYPD Chief of Transit Jason Wilcox said. "Any time an act of violence occurs in the subway system, it is taken very seriously. Arrests were made in all the other incidents. It was the eighth homicide to happen on mass transit this year. NYPD detectives checked every possible piece of surveillance video, including additional footage in the neighborhood. Police say once the train doors opened, everyone scrambled into the streets. Before the southbound A train pulled into the terminal, police say the suspect pulled the trigger.īurnett was hit once in the chest and died at a nearby hospital. They say an argument between two groups started on the street several stops away and then escalated while they were on the train. The Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue station was on lockdown for upwards of seven hours on Friday evening as police examined evidence. Police walked that suspect out of the 101st Precinct at around 6 p.m. Keyondre Russell, 18, of Queens, was charged Saturday with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the killing of Jayjon Burnett, CBS2's Alecia Reid reported. 18-year-old arrested in subway shooting that killed 15-year-old in Queens 02:07
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