A 14-year-old boy was shot in the leg Sunday evening by a gunman dressed entirely in black near a Queens park, police said.
The teen was wounded shortly before 5 p.m. near 153rd Street and Jamaica Avenue, just steps from a children’s playground inside Rufus King Park, according to the NYPD.
After the shooting, the suspect, described by police as wearing all black, ran off on foot and remained at large.
Emergency medical workers responded to the scene and took the injured teenager to Jamaica Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
Abdulahead Erragi, who lives across from the park, said he was inside his home when he heard the gunfire erupt.
“I didn’t come outside, I was still in my home. I was scared myself because of what happened,” Erragi said.
He later looked outside and saw a group of teenagers leaving the Jamaica park in the aftermath of the shooting.
“There were so many kids, together like a team, like a mafia … There was a lot of drugs and a lot of smoking,” Erragi said.
Amber Logan was sitting on a bench inside the green space when she heard the sound of gunfire.
“There was a big bang, or a couple of bangs and then birds flying. I didn’t really know what was going on, but I thought there was danger,” Logan said.
She said the shooting is giving her second thoughts about spending time at the park, which features a children’s playground and spray showers, a soccer field, a handball court and the historic King Manor Museum.
“I’m going to find a safer place to hang out if this is gonna be where people are gonna want to do violence,” Logan said.
It’s unclear what sparked the shooting or if the teen was the intended target.
Police said there are no arrests, and an investigation is still ongoing.
