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New York City Police Division (NYPD) detectives arrested Zahir Davis, 18, on Friday evening following an pressing seek for the one that gunned down a toddler at a Queens playground earlier this month, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch introduced in a Saturday X publish.
Davis is charged with homicide in reference to the April 16 killing of 15-year-old Jaden Pierre, Tisch wrote.
Officers mentioned Davis fled to Jamaica after Pierre was shot, however returned to New York on Friday the place he was instantly arrested by NYPD detectives assigned to the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Process Power.
The NYPD launched pictures of a suspect within the homicide of 15-year-old Jaden Pierre. (New York Police Division)
Authorities mentioned Pierre was shot at 6:15 p.m. on April 16 close to Merrick and Baisley boulevards in Queens. The following day, the NYPD launched pictures of a suspect needed in reference to the killing.
Social media video of the incident confirmed a male repeatedly putting a younger boy along with his arms earlier than opening fireplace towards the kid. A crowd that had shaped across the pair instantly dispersed after gunshots rang out.
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New Yorkers, most notably former Mayor Eric Adams, harshly criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani for failing to right away reply to the capturing.
“A 15-year-old kid was beaten and shot to demise at a Southeast Queens playground yesterday. And in some way this isn’t the highest story,” Adams wrote in an April 17 publish on X.
“The place is everybody else, together with NYC Mayor Mamdani? Outrage shouldn’t depend upon zip code. Each little one deserves safety,” Adams added.
Former New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s fast response to the kid’s demise. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Pictures; Adam Grey/Bloomberg)
Mamdani held a closed-door assembly with neighborhood leaders to debate the incident on April 20, he advised reporters.
He later addressed the capturing publicly throughout an unrelated information convention Wednesday for Earth Day.
“I shared my ideas on this the opposite night, the place I spoke about the truth that this was heartbreaking. It was heartbreaking, not only for what it means for his household and his associates, I do know it was additionally heartbreaking for thus many New Yorkers to observe this video and see others merely witness what unfolded versus step[ping] as much as handle it,” Mamdani mentioned.
“That can be our accountability as a metropolis authorities. I do know that I’ve full confidence within the NYPD’s abilities to hold the person accountable accountable,” he continued.
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A girl and boy embrace close to a makeshift memorial for 15-year-old Jaden Pierre, who was fatally shot final Thursday evening, throughout a prayer vigil close to the world of the deadly capturing on the Roy Wilkins Park within the Queens borough of New York Metropolis, April 20, 2026. (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)
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Mamdani didn’t attend a Monday vigil organized for Pierre however mentioned he was establishing a time to satisfy with Pierre’s household.
Fox Information Digital contacted the NYPD and Mamdani’s workplace for remark however didn’t instantly obtain a response.
