CHILDREN SHOOTING CHILDREN
Kid surrenders in latest Qns. case
A 15-year-old boy surrendered in the shooting of a girl outside her Queens high school, police sources said Tuesday — as the victim’s uncle said the slug narrowly missed an artery and was lodged in her shoulder.
The suspect turned himself in several hours after the NYPD released surveillance video showing three teenage “persons of interest” in the wounding of the 16-year-old girl, who is not believed to have been the intended target, sources said.
The youth was being held at the 107th Precinct station house on Tuesday night with charges pending.
Detectives were investigating whether Monday’s shooting in Jamaica was tied to the stray-bullet slaying of a 14-year-old boy as he played basketball at the Baisley Park Houses about two miles away on Saturday, sources said.
Aamir “Buddy” Griffin was hit in the neck with a round fired during a gang-related shooting more than 100 yards from the court where he was playing, according to police.
Monday’s incident unfolded at around 3:55 p.m., shortly after dismissal at the New Dawn Charter HS II in Jamaica, where the girl is a student, sources said.
A 16-year-old boy who also attends the school was jumped by three assailants who were looking for a friend of his, who they believed was involved in Griffin’s death, sources said.
The girl, who was standing across the street from the school, heard gunfire and was hit in the left shoulder, according to police.
She was rushed to Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Little Neck, where she remained Tuesday, an uncle told The Post.
“Right now, the doctors are trying to see what the best option is and whether they will do surgery or leave the bullet inside,” Parsham Ramchand said.
“She was hit near the shoulder, not too far from an artery,” he added. “They said it’s good that there is no internal bleeding.”
Ramchand, 62, said he hasn’t yet seen his niece, whose parents are by her side.
“She is a good kid. She is a decent person. We know she’s not caught up in any trouble,” he said. “I am shocked to hear that something like this can happen at the school. It is sad, not just for my family but for any child. We’re praying she’ll be OK.”
Earlier Tuesday, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams held a news conference with other elected officials at the basketball court where Griffin was killed.
Williams, who’s seeking re-election on Tuesday, demanded that Mayor de Blasio reopen a community center in the Baisley Park Houses and said it should be “run by community groups that know the community.”
Williams said that if de Blasio could afford to earmark $8.7 billion to replace Rikers Island with four new jails citywide, he should be able to fund the Baisley center.
Williams also called on Gov. Cuomo to “one-up the mayor and fund these demands from the state” if de Blasio refuses.
A spokesperson for de Blasio said they will “continue to look at ways to improve the situation in the Baisley Houses.” Cuomo’s office did not return a request for comment.
Meanwhile, more than $4,000 in donations poured in to an online charity drive set up by Griffin’s aunt to raise $10,000 for his funeral and burial.
“None of Aamir’s loved ones were prepared to say goodbye to him,” Akiba Griffin wrote on the GoFundMe Web site.