{"id":373336,"date":"2026-10-14T22:34:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T22:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/373336\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T22:34:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T22:34:51","slug":"17-year-old-queens-gang-member-killed-14-year-old-with-execution-style-shot-to-the-heart-da","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/373336\/","title":{"rendered":"17-year-old Queens gang member killed 14-year-old with ‘execution style’ shot to the heart: DA"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 17-year-old reputed gang member out on parole for a prior gun possession conviction ended an ongoing dispute with a younger rival last month by shooting him \u201cexecution style\u201d <\/a>\u00a0along a Queens street and then rode off with his victim\u2019s push scooter, prosecutors said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Malakai Adams, 14, died after he was shot along Beach Channel Drive in the Rockaways on Sept. 28 after a gunman approached him that afternoon in the courtyard behind the Ocean Bay Apartments, officials said.<\/p>\n

The 17-year-old shooting suspect was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder and weapons possession. His name is not being released because of his age.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs alleged, this was a targeted, execution-style killing where the victim was shot through his heart,\u201d Queens DA Melinda Katz<\/a> said in a statement. \u201cThis defendant shot and killed another teenager in the middle of the afternoon, leaving a family and community heartbroken. Our thoughts are with Malakai Adams\u2019 loved ones and community as we now seek justice for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the teen\u2019s arraignment in Queens Criminal Court on Wednesday, Assistant DA Kevin Timpone said the gunman \u201capproached the victim, who was riding on his scooter at the Ocean Bay housing development.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe defendant produced a firearm and fired at him, shooting him in the back,\u201d Timpone said. \u201cThis caused the bullet to travel into his back and up to his heart, causing him to die.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MalakaiMalakai Adams (pictured) was on his scooter on Beach Channel Drive near Beach 51st St. in Far Rockaway, Queens, when a robber fatally shot him in the back as the teen tried to fight him off on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (GoFundMe)<\/p>\n

Timpone noted that this was not the defendant\u2019s first time in court because of a crime connected to a gun.<\/p>\n

In 2025, the teen, who was 15 at the time, was caught with a loaded .22-caliber pistol after cops stopped him for shooting fireworks at passersby, officials said.<\/p>\n

Timpone said the alleged gunman was caught on camera before and after the shooting,<\/a> and could be seen riding away on the victim\u2019s scooter.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said the gunman went into a public bathroom and changed the shirt and pants he was wearing during the shooting. The clothing was later located in the bathroom trash bin, officials said.<\/p>\n

\"PolicePolice investigate after the 14-year-old boy was shot and killed in the courtyard of the Ocean Bay Houses in Far Rockaway, Queens, on September 21, 2026. (Kerry Burke \/ New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

The suspect was held without bail after the arraignment.<\/p>\n

A source said the suspect is not in the NYPD\u2019s gang database, but is a Crips associate. Sources said the shooting was connected to a Bloods-Crips social media beef.<\/p>\n

If convicted, the defendant faces up to 25 years to life in prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 17-year-old reputed gang member out on parole for a prior gun possession conviction ended an ongoing dispute…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":373337,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[262,263,266,85,267,9,24,264,12,63,261,122,124,123,265],"class_list":["post-373336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-city","tag-county","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-county","tag-news","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-crime","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-sub-county-region"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}