Posted on: November 12, 2026 06:00 AM

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13 year old shot in back and hand while walking to store in Jamaica Queens

Police say that shortly after midnight on Tuesday, a 13-year-old kid was shot twice close to the intersection of Rockaway Boulevard and 145th Street in Jamaica, Queens.

According to police, the adolescent was shot in the back and left hand at around 12:35 a.m. when he was approached by a gunman.

Eyewitness News' video surveillance shows cops coming to the scene. The suspect, dressed in black, went north on 145th Street, investigators stated.

Residents were worried when they discovered that a young adolescent had been shot in their area.

"There's a lot going on in this community right now, a lot of violence and gang activities, and it appears that the victims are getting younger and younger," a resident said, adding that "it's sad."

Detectives think the attack was unprovoked. Investigators are attempting to piece together the events that transpired during the roughly two-hour window before he was shot. The victim had informed his father that he was headed to the store at around 10 p.m.

According to police, the adolescent was taken to Cohen Children's Medical Center and was in a stable condition.

Ida Miller commented, "Hopefully he recovers and his family makes it through, and they find who did it; that's terrifying, that's a scary thing."

"Something is happening in this neighborhood, I pray for calm and the youth, lay down the weapons," another inhabitant continued.

As of Wednesday, no arrests had been made and the inquiry was still ongoing.