A 16-year-old teenage boy was arrested in connection to a capturing on Saturday that left a 17-year-old lady useless in Queens, police mentioned.
Police mentioned the 911 name got here in simply after 5 p.m. Saturday {that a} 17-year-old lady was shot within the head inside a residence on Clover Place. The younger sufferer, later recognized as Deaza Barkley, from Brooklyn, was taken to Jamaica Hospital the place she was pronounced useless.
On Sunday, a 16-year-old, who has not been publicly recognized as a consequence of his age, was arrested and charged with manslaughter, legal possession of a weapon within the second diploma, legal possession of a weapon within the third diploma, and legal possession of a firearm.
Neighbors within the Holliswood part of Queens have been shocked that the lady was shot and killed inside a house within the quiet residential neighborhood. The home the place the crime occurred is a multi-level house the place neighbors say a household lived.
Neighbors dwelling throughout the road say they didn’t hear any gunshots or screams coming from the home and solely realized one thing severe had occurred when ambulances and police automobiles pulled up.
The circumstances main as much as the capturing weren’t instantly recognized. In accordance with a legislation enforcement supply aware of the matter, authorities are contemplating all potentialities, however it seems that the incident was unintended.
The investigation continues to be ongoing.
