27-03-2025
Dad speaks out after teen fatally shot in NYC: ‘He was a good boy'
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A teenager fatally shot after getting off a bus in Queens Wednesday was 'a good boy,' his father said.
Sincere Jazmin, 16, exited a Q83 bus on Liberty Avenue around 2:20 p.m. and was ambushed by a masked gunman who shot the teen in the chest near Detective Keith L. Williams Park, police said.
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In an emotional Facebook live video, his father said it's a pain he doesn't wish on any parent.
'My son was only 16 years old,' said Miguel Jazmin in a Facebook live video. 'He was a good boy. … My son will be always loved, always be missed, forever, forever be in my heart.'
Surveillance video shows the teenager after he was shot, walking to the steps of a nearby deli, where he sits down. The teenager then collapses. Sources told PIX11 News the shooting is being investigated as possibly gang-related.
Sincere Jazmin is at least the fourth person under 18 years old to be fatally shot this year, according to NYPD data.
'I'm just grateful I got to give my son a hug and kiss before he left out the house,' Miguel Jazmin said in a Facebook post.
Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has covered New York City since 2023 after reporting in Los Angeles for years. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here and follow her on Twitter here.
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