"At approximately 6:15 p.m. on April 16, Jaden Pierre was at the Nautilus Playground at Roy Wilkins Park with a large group of teenagers who had gathered for a water gun fight advertised on social media. During the gathering, a group of boys attacked Pierre, punching and kicking him repeatedly."
"Davis allegedly approached Pierre, pulled out a silver firearm from his bag and shot him in the upper chest. Pierre fell to the ground as the crowd dispersed."
"Police from the 113th Precinct in Jamaica responded to a 911 call of a male shot in the vicinity of Merrick Boulevard and Baisley Boulevard where they found Pierre on the ground where he had collapsed."
"Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz stated, 'This murder shocked and outraged our city.'"
An 18-year-old from Springfield Gardens, Zahir Davis, faces charges of second-degree murder, gang assault, and weapon possession after the shooting death of 15-year-old Jaden Pierre. Davis was arrested upon returning from Jamaica and is held without bail. He also faces separate harassment charges related to threats against his ex-girlfriend. The incident occurred during a water gun fight at Roy Wilkins Park, where Pierre was attacked and shot in the chest, later dying from his injuries.
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