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Video Shows 2 ‘Persons of Interest' in Queens Fatal Shooting of Teen: NYPD

Detectives told News 4 that they do not believe the boy was the intended target

What to Know

  • A 14-year-old boy was killed in a shooting at a Queens basketball court Saturday night, the NYPD said
  • Aamir Griffin was found at the scene with a gunshot wound, police said
  • Detectives told News 4 that they do not believe the boy was the intended target

The NYPD released surveillance video identifying two "persons of interest" in Saturday night's fatal shooting that took the life of a 14-year-old in Queens. 

Police officers found Aamir Griffin with a gunshot wound at the basketball court at the Baisley Park Houses just after 8 p.m., and was ultimately pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital, the NYPD said. 

Detectives told News 4 that they do not believe the boy was the intended target.

The NYPD released video on Sunday of two individuals they believe are connected to the homicide.

The persons of interest identified by the NYPD are both male; one was seen wearing a red hooded sweater and a dark colored jacket, and the other was wearing dark clothing. They are believed to be teens themselves, and were last seen heading toward Baisley Pond Park.

The NYPD released video of two persons of interests connected to a fatal shooting in Queens.

The NYPD continued to comb the neighborhood for evidence on Monday. Police officers spent hours over the weekend searching storm drains in hopes of finding the gun used in the crime. 

While there is no solid motive yet determined, NYPD Chief of Patrol Rodney Harrison said that it “looks like at this time it may be gang related."

"This is a good kid with no problems. No problems at all," Griffin's former football coach, Harold Johnson, said. "This is going to be devastating for the community."

A memorial with lighted candles was created at the basketball court Sunday and continued to grow on Monday, remembering the young boy's life. 

Councilwoman Adrienne Adams was nearby the shooting scene Saturday night and wants to know how the violence could occur with a police watchtower so close to the court.

“We’ve had the skywatch here for sometime what the circumstances are surrounding the skywatch and the officers being during the time of the shooting," Adams said.

The NYPD wants anyone with information about the shooting or the whereabouts of the persons of interest to call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS. 

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