The 13-year-old boy shot within the head by a moped-riding teenager in a brazen Monday morning assault exterior a Queens Dunkin’ Donuts has died, police stated Wednesday.
Sanjay Samuel, a Martin Van Buren Excessive Faculty scholar, was struck round 8:20 a.m. when the gunman – who sources say was toting a backpack with the “JAWS” film emblem – opened fireplace in entrance of the store on the nook of Linden and Springfield boulevards in Cambria Heights, in keeping with police.
Samuel was rushed to Cohen Kids’s Medical Middle, the place he was positioned on life assist and finally succumbed to his accidents Wednesday.
Sources have stated there was some sort of dispute between Samuel and his shooter, however it stays unclear what sparked the conflict.
A 14-year-old lady who recognized herself solely as Mora instructed The Submit the day of the violence that Samuel, who she described as “an excellent child,” was her elementary college classmate.
“He was a quiet individual from once I knew him, however I believe he form of matured a bit… He was nonetheless a cool individual. He would all the time be pleasant with individuals and mess around,” she stated.
“It may need been the group he was with … I don’t know if it was his buddies, I simply knew it was just a little scenario that occurred that was manner earlier than. Not at the moment,” she stated, with out elaborating.
The youthful-looking suspect — who sported an afro and wore a black hoodie, black pants and white sneakers whereas carrying the distinctive bookbag — took off after the taking pictures, sources stated.
No arrests had been made by Wednesday.
