Davis is charged with murder in connection with the April 16 killing of 15-year-old Jaden Pierre, Tisch wrote.<\/p>\n
Officials said Davis fled to Jamaica<\/a> after Pierre was shot, but returned to New York on Friday where he was immediately arrested by NYPD detectives assigned to the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force.<\/p>\n DRAMATIC VIDEO SHOWS NYPD TACKLING MAN WHO THREW \u2018IGNITED DEVICE\u2019 NEAR NYC MAYOR\u2019S HOME DURING PROTEST CLASH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The NYPD released photos of a suspect in the murder of 15-year-old Jaden Pierre. (New York Police Department)<\/p>\n Authorities said Pierre was shot at 6:15 p.m. on April 16 near Merrick and Baisley boulevards in Queens. The next day, the NYPD released photos of a suspect wanted in connection with the killing.<\/p>\n Social media<\/a> video of the incident showed a male repeatedly striking a young boy with his hands before opening fire toward the child. A crowd that had formed around the pair immediately dispersed after gunshots rang out.<\/p>\n MAMDANI’S PAST ‘DEFUND THE POLICE’ STANCE RESURFACES AFTER DEADLY MANHATTAN SHOOTING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n New Yorkers, most notably former Mayor Eric Adams<\/a>, harshly criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani for failing to immediately respond to the shooting.<\/p>\n “A 15-year-old kid was beaten<\/a> and shot to death at a Southeast Queens playground yesterday. And somehow this isn\u2019t the top story,” Adams wrote in an April 17 post on X.<\/p>\n “Where is everyone else, including NYC Mayor Mamdani<\/a>? Outrage shouldn\u2019t depend on zip code. Every child deserves protection,” Adams added.<\/p>\n Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s immediate reaction to the child’s death. (Roy Rochlin\/Getty Images; Adam Gray\/Bloomberg)<\/p>\n Mamdani held a closed-door meeting with community leaders to discuss the incident on April 20, he told reporters.<\/p>\n He later addressed the shooting publicly during an unrelated news conference Wednesday for Earth Day.<\/p>\n “I shared my thoughts on this the other evening, where I spoke about the fact that this was heartbreaking. It was heartbreaking, not just for what it means for his family and his friends, I know it was also heartbreaking for so many New Yorkers to watch this video and see others simply witness what unfolded as opposed to step[ping] up to address it,” Mamdani said.<\/p>\n “That is also our responsibility as a city government. I know that I have full confidence in the NYPD’s abilities to hold<\/a> the individual responsible accountable,” he continued.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NYPD_Shooting_Suspect.jpeg\")
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