Overview
- A 16-year-old from Brooklyn surrendered Wednesday, was indicted and arraigned on attempted first-degree gang assault and third-degree assault, and was held on $750,000 bail.
- Prosecutors say he joined others in punching and kicking 15-year-old Jaden Pierre, who was unarmed, before the group pinned him against a fence and the shooter fired into his chest.
- Alleged gunman Zahir Davis, 18, was earlier indicted on two counts of second-degree murder, first-degree gang assault and weapons charges, and was arrested at JFK on April 24 after fleeing to Jamaica.
- Investigators are drawing on cellphone and surveillance video and public tips to find more participants, and the 16-year-old is due back in court June 4 as Davis awaits a May 20 Supreme Court arraignment.
- The violence began April 16 during a large water-gun meetup at Roy Wilkins Park, underscoring concern over teen crews organizing through social media even as early 2026 city murder totals were reported at record lows.