16yearold shot and killed while getting off bus in Queens: Police
Mar 26, 2025
A 16-year-old was shot and killed while getting off a bus in Queens Wednesday afternoon, according to police sources.
Gunfire rang out just after 2 p.m. on Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, near 169th Street, police said. The teen was getting off a bus when he got into some kind of altercation, and he w
as shot shortly after.
The shooting did not occur on the bus and it was not near a school at the time, sources told NBC New York. It was not immediately clear what kind of bus the teen was getting off of, whether it was a city or school bus.
Officers responding to the scene found the victim unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to his chest. He was rushed to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition, where he died.
The teen has not yet been identified.
No arrests had been made in connection to the shooting, and police said there was no description of a possible suspect.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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