The teen who fled the country after allegedly gunning down a 15-year-old boy when a bitter gang-fueled brawl erupted at a Queens park has been arrested.
Zahir Davis, 18, was nabbed Friday night – nearly two weeks after Pierre was brutally murdered surrounded by a crowd of teens in Roy Wilkins Park – according to the NYPD.
Police said the alleged killer fled the country for Jamaica the day after the heinous caught-on-camera crime and was arrested as soon as he landed back in New York City.
18-year-old Zahir Davis has been arrested after the brutal murder of 15-year-old Jaden Pierre in Roy Wilkins Park. NYPD
15-year-old Pierre died after a bitter gang-fueled brawl erupted in the Queens park. Facebook / Rev-chaplain Peter Jones
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Davis’ arrest Saturday morning.
Pierre was part of a group of teens who gathered in the park at around 6:20 p.m. on April 16 for an Instagram-hyped water gun fight when the melee erupted, police said.
Horrifying video captured the moment Davis allegedly pulled the trigger – sending Pierre to the ground and bystanders fleeing in terror.
Pierre, who was shot in the chest, was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.