A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed inside a Queens playground on Thursday, cops said.
The teenage victim was shot in the torso inside the Nautilus Playground at Roy Wilkins Park near Baisley and Merrick Blvds. in South Jamaica around 6:16 p.m., according to law enforcement.
Multiple witnesses told the Daily News they heard shots ring out near the basketball courts located beside the playground.
“I heard a shot go off,” said AJ, 19, who was playing basketball when the shooting occurred. “I came running to see if he was alright, and I saw a kid dead on the ground. He was lying there dead.”
“I knew him from playing basketball,” AJ added. “He was a good kid.”
The boy fell near the park’s comfort station, witnesses said.
“I saw the commotion. The police were just arriving. I ran over to make sure my kids were alright, and i saw the kid lying there by the bathroom,” a man, who was at a laundromat across the street when the shots were fired, told The News. “He wasn’t moving. He was dead.”
Medics rushed the boy to Jamaica Hospital, but he could not be saved.
At least three shell casings could be seen near the basketball courts opposite from where the teen fell.
Police believe the shooting stemmed from a prior argument. It was not immediately clear if the victim was the intended target.
There were no arrests.