Overview

• Sanjay Samuel was shot in the head Monday morning in a Cambria Heights parking lot while on his way to school.
• NYPD says the suspected shooter is 16-year-old Jaysohn (Jason) Sykes, known as “Flex,” who is being sought by the Regional Fugitive Task Force.
• Detectives say the suspect arrived on a scooter, a confrontation escalated into a fistfight, and a single shot struck Samuel before the gunman fled.
• Police describe the case as gang-related, citing social media posts referencing Sex Money Murder, though Samuel was not in the gang database and had no prior record.
• The family plans to donate his organs, and police released suspect images and urged tips to Crime Stoppers as no arrests have been made.