Overview
- Police said 15-year-old Jaden Pierre was shot at Roy Wilkins Park near Merrick and Baisley in Queens and later died at a nearby hospital.
- Investigators have not made any arrests and have not released a suspect description.
- Detectives are analyzing cellphone clips recorded by people at the scene along with other video from the area.
- A prayer vigil is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the park’s basketball court as State Sen. Leroy Comrie urges neighbors to support one another.
- Pierre attended Eagle Academy for Young Men, and the killing has stoked concern about youth gun violence and how crowd recording can fuel dangerous confrontations in public spaces.