Teen shot to death after getting off bus in Queens identified: NYPD
JAMAICA, Queens (PIX11) – The NYPD has identified the teenager who was ambushed and killed moments after he stepped off an MTA bus in Queens on Wednesday.
Sincere Jazmin, 16, was stepping off a Q83 bus along Liberty Avenue in Jamaica around 2:20 p.m. when he was shot once in the chest, according to authorities.
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Police said a mask-wearing gunman wearing gray clothing fled the scene. A single .22 caliber shell casing was recovered, according to authorities.
Surveillance video shows Jazmin moments after he was shot, walking to sit on the steps of a deli. The deli owner and his beer vendor were seen racing over to help.
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Jazmin went into cardiac arrest on the steps, according to authorities. He was rushed to a local hospital where he later died, police said.
No arrests have been made and an investigation is ongoing.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.
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