A 16-year-old suspected of gunning down a 13-year-old boy in a probably gang-related burst of violence in entrance of a Queens Dunkin’ Donuts this week surrendered to cops Friday afternoon, legislation enforcement sources mentioned.
Jaysohn Sykes — a pupil at Campus Magnet Excessive Faculty — turned himself in round midday on the a hundred and fifth Precinct stationhouse, a day after NYPD officers recognized him because the suspect within the Monday morning slaying of 13-year-old Sanjay Samuel exterior the Springfield Gardens espresso store, in line with the sources.
Investigators consider Sykes — who goes by the identify Flex — shot Sanjay throughout a gaggle brawl, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny mentioned Thursday.
“He walks as much as the group and confronts them. They’re yelling backwards and forwards. Abruptly, the group scatters,” Kenny described.
“We consider at this level, our perpetrator pulls out and shows a pistol, which causes the group to disperse just a little bit,” he continued.
“The perpetrator will get again on the scooter to go away. The gang begins yelling at him once more. He comes again, at which level he will get right into a bodily battle with our sufferer,” Kenny mentioned.
“They begin throwing punches at one another, after which a shot is fired. He goes down. Our perpetrator flees the scene.”
Sanjay was identified to put up on social media concerning the SSM, or Intercourse Cash Homicide gang, a subset of the Bloods — main investigators to suspect a gang motive, sources mentioned.
Nonetheless, the slain teen — who recognized himself as “J2 Weapons” on Instagram — was not listed within the NYPD’s prison group database and had no prison historical past, the police official mentioned.
His household additionally firmly denied any gang involvement.
Sykes, in the meantime, has a number of social media postings displaying a blood drop, however doesn’t particularly point out any gang, in line with Kenny.
Sources say the US Marshals Service organized for Sykes’ give up.
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