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Teen Surrenders in Killing of Queens 13-Year-Old Outside Dunkin’

Investigators describe a targeted gang-related attack, citing social media posts with corroborating surveillance footage.

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13-year-old boy shot in head, killed in New York; Police searching for suspect (Photo: NYPD Crime Stoppers)
A 13-year-old boy was shot in the head outside a Dunkin' Donuts near Springfield and Linden Blvds. in Cambria Heights, Queens on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
13-year-old boy shot in head, killed in New York; Police searching for suspect (Photo: NYPD Crime Stoppers)

Overview

  • Police sources say a person of interest turned himself in with a lawyer on Friday and is in custody as the investigation and potential charges continue.
  • Detectives had identified the suspect as 16-year-old Jaysohn (Jason) Sykes and said they had probable cause to arrest him, with the Regional Fugitive Task Force involved.
  • NYPD officials say the shooting followed a confrontation in which a teen on a scooter displayed a gun, left, returned, fought with Sanjay Samuel, and then fired a single shot to his head.
  • Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said the case is believed to be gang-related based on the 13-year-old’s own posts referencing the Sex Money Murder set, though he was not in the department’s gang database and had no criminal history.
  • Investigators recovered surveillance and dash-cam video and a distinctive sweatshirt linked to the suspect, while the victim’s family mourns, plans to donate his organs, and calls for stronger gun laws and more police near schools.