A 16-year-old teenage boy was arrested in connection to a capturing on Saturday that left a 17-year-old lady lifeless 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 lifeless.
On Sunday, a 16-year-old, who has not been publicly recognized because of his age, was arrested and charged with manslaughter, prison possession of a weapon within the second diploma, prison possession of a weapon within the third diploma, and prison possession of a firearm.
Neighbors within the Holliswood part of Queens had 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 residence 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 vehicles pulled up.
The circumstances main as much as the capturing weren’t instantly recognized. In line with a regulation enforcement supply accustomed to the matter, authorities are contemplating all potentialities, however it seems that the incident was unintentional.
The investigation continues to be ongoing.
