14-year-old shot and killed in Queens, police say
A teenage boy was shot and killed in Queens on Monday afternoon, according to the NYPD.
Officers responded to an emergency call just after 3:30 p.m. at Ocean Bay Apartments in Far Rockaway. They found Malakai Adams, 14, shot in the back.
He was taken to Cohen Children's Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to officers.
"It's really sad, you know, like a lot of them young people and gun violence and all that. It's not good," one local woman said.
Police initially said a male suspect was attempting to steal Adams' scooter when he fired the gun, but have since backed off that motive.
Police are looking for a man who took off on the scooter and was last seen traveling on Norton Avenue wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black and gray pants, and red and white sneakers.
No arrests have been made, and the NYPD is continuing to investigate.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
