{"id":200977,"date":"2026-04-17T17:55:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/200977\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:55:40","slug":"queens-deadly-shooting-police-searching-for-gunman-after-15-year-old-fatally-shot-in-st-albans-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/200977\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens deadly shooting: Police searching for gunman after 15-year-old fatally shot in St. Albans park"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. ALBANS, Queens (WABC) — Police are on the hunt for the shooter who killed a 15-year-old boy<\/a> in Queens on Thursday.<\/p>\n

It happened around 6:15 p.m. at Roy Wilkins Park in St. Albans during a large fight.<\/p>\n

Police were still patrolling the park on Friday.<\/p>\n

Eyewitness News spoke with the 15-year-old victim’s aunt, who was too too distraught to speak on camera, but said he was her favorite nephew and was a sweet kid.<\/p>\n

Police have identified the victim as Jaden Pierre. They say it all began when a fight broke out on the basketball court at the park.<\/p>\n

Several kids attacked the 15-year-old before a single shot was fired, according to police. They say that shot struck Pierre in the chest. He was taken to the hospital but could not be saved.<\/p>\n

The other young people who were at the park scattered, and the gunman is still on the loose.<\/p>\n

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards stated that, “The pain of losing Jaden Pierre to gun violence at 15 years old is indescribable, and I grieve with his family, friends, Eagle Academy classmates and teachers and all who loved him.”<\/p>\n

A woman who knew Pierre visited the park Friday morning. She described him as energetic, and someone who looked out for others.<\/p>\n

“He was very inviting to my son every time my son played basketball with him,” she said.<\/p>\n

No arrests have been made, and police are currently reviewing cell phone video of the alleged suspect running away.<\/p>\n

The motive is still unclear, but Eyewitness News was told it may be gang related.<\/p>\n

The deadly shooting came less than 24 hours after another 15-year-old boy was killed during a separate shooting at Eisenhower Park<\/a> in Nassau County on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Stacey Sager has the details on the shooting in Eisenhower Park.<\/p>\n

Police are also investigating that shooting as possible gang violence, but there is no indication the shootings are connected.<\/p>\n

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