Overview
- The teenager was shot in the lower back near 51-24 Beach Channel Drive and was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said Monday.
- Authorities identified the victim as 14-year-old Malakai Adams.
- The NYPD released a photo showing a masked person in a black hoodie riding a scooter and said the suspect was seen wearing a black sweater and white shorts before fleeing east on Beach 52nd Street.
- Investigators have made no arrests, have not recovered the scooter, and are urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers or submit tips to NYPD channels.
- Neighbors and anti-violence groups voiced alarm over the shooting’s closeness to a school, activists visited the block, and the case adds to a rise in murders in the 101st Precinct while the family has received community support to cover funeral costs.