From ABC7 New York · · 50s
Manhunt for Queens teen shooter
NYPD searches for suspect who shot 14-year-old boy over scooter in Edgemere.
In brief
NYPD searches for suspect who shot 14-year-old boy over scooter in Edgemere. Police search for suspect who fatally shot 14-year-old boy in Queens after he was on his way to play basketball. Originally reported by ABC7 New York.
Shooting in Edgemere
Police searching for suspect who shot 14-year-old boy in back over scooter in Edgemere.
Victim details
Malakai Adams, 14, fatally shot at Ocean Bay Apartments on Beach Channel Drive.
Victim's friend
Jay, victim's friend, called Adams his little brother who always had a smile.
“He always had a smile, always, always”
Suspect description
Suspect wore black sweatshirt and white shorts, fled on victim's scooter east on Beach 51st Street.
Area violence history
101st Precinct saw six murders this year, up from three at same time last year.
Current status
No arrests made; investigation ongoing; tips requested for NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline.
What it means
Police search for suspect who fatally shot 14-year-old boy in Queens after he was on his way to play basketball.
