{"id":200310,"date":"2026-04-17T03:05:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/200310\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T03:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:05:37","slug":"boy-15-fatally-shot-inside-queens-playground-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/200310\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy, 15, fatally shot inside Queens playground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed inside a Queens playground on Thursday, cops said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The teenage victim was shot in the chest inside the Nautilus Playground at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Roy+Wilkins+Park\/@40.6855806,-73.7737002,16.58z\/data=!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x89c266b51514d04d:0xe6c4840a19726823!2sBaisley+Blvd+%26+Merrick+Blvd,+Queens,+NY+11434!3b1!8m2!3d40.6838246!4d-73.7697182!16s%2Fg%2F11f343f_2_!3m5!1s0x89c266b55b682941:0xb307502263af0a96!8m2!3d40.687513!4d-73.7722061!16s%2Fg%2F11cmkfx_89?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Roy Wilkins Park;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Roy Wilkins Park&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Roy Wilkins Park<\/a> near Baisley and Merrick Blvds. in South Jamaica around 6:16 p.m., according to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An aunt identified the slain teen as Jayden Pierre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s such a tragic situation when any child is lost to gun violence, especially Jayden,\u201d the aunt, who did not give her name, told the Daily News at Jamaica Hospital. \u201cHe was a wonderful child. A very caring and loving boy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Multiple witnesses told the Daily News they heard shots ring out near the basketball courts located inside the playground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI heard a shot go off,\u201d said AJ, 19, who was playing basketball when the shooting occurred. \u201cI came running to see if he was alright, and I saw a kid dead on the ground. He was lying there dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI knew him from playing basketball,\u201d AJ added. \u201cHe was a good kid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The boy fell near the park\u2019s comfort station, witnesses said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI 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,\u201d a man, who was at a laundromat across the street when the shots were fired, told The News. \u201cHe wasn\u2019t moving. He was dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Medics rushed the boy to <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jamaica Hospital;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jamaica Hospital&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jamaica Hospital<\/a>, but he could not be saved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At least three shell casings could be seen near the basketball courts opposite where the teen fell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police believe the shooting stemmed from a prior argument. It was not immediately clear if the victim was the intended target.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There were no arrests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed inside a Queens playground on Thursday, cops said. 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