{"id":15693,"date":"2026-04-18T19:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T19:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=15693"},"modified":"2026-04-18T19:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T19:32:16","slug":"the-video-left-people-sickened-but-one-question-about-his-final-moments-is-now-driving-the-biggest-outrage-a-disturbing-clip-of-a-15-year-old-being-attacked-in-a-new-york-park-is-now-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=15693","title":{"rendered":"THE VIDEO LEFT PEOPLE SICKENED \u2014 BUT ONE QUESTION ABOUT HIS FINAL MOMENTS IS NOW DRIVING THE BIGGEST OUTRAGE  A disturbing clip of a 15-year-old being attacked in a New York park is now spreading fast online, leaving viewers horrified not only by the violence, but by one detail people cannot stop asking about: who was there while it was happening?  As anger grows, the case is no longer just about the attack itself. It is about the terrifying possibility that a child could be surrounded in broad daylight\u2026 and still not be saved in time.  Now that haunting question is turning grief into fury across social media.. WATCH VIDEO BELOW \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police say it happened after a fight broke out \u2013 the second such case in as many days.<\/p>\n<p>Get ongoing crime and safety coverage on our homepage<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>A\u00a015-year-old was shot and killed\u00a0on Wednesday in Eisenhower Parkon Long Island.<\/p>\n<p>The police are investigating both shootings as gang-related, but so far, there is no evidence that the two are connected.<\/p>\n<p>A place meant for child\u2019s play, now marked by gunplay, after 15-year-old Jaden Pierre was struck by a single bullet to the chest inside Roy Wilkins Park, police say it all started when an argument escalated to a fight, followed by gunshots.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p>Pierre was rushed to a hospital, but he did not make it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard the shots go off, so I came running to see if everyone was okay, especially my friends, and I see a kid lying dead, and I know him from playing basketball. He\u2019s a good basketball player,\u201d said a witness.<\/p>\n<p>It was just after 6 p.m. Thursday, this tragedy comes just a day after another deadly shooting on a playground involving teens, at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, N.Y. where a 15-year-old also lost his life.<\/p>\n<p>Discover more local reporting on our homepage<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"15-year old fatally shot in NYC park after an argument turned violent: NYPD\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eMZRj9e2RoU\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Police believe both shootings are gang-related but so far not connected.<\/p>\n<p>Queens Borough President Donovan Richards says he spoke with Pierre\u2019s family<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat words could you say? Jaden didn\u2019t deserve this, said Richards. He did not deserve to be jumped, and unfortunately, people will lose on both sides, the perpetrators and the victim.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pierre and his friends from the Eagle Academy nearby would come to the park almost every day after school \u2014 to play basketball. On Thursday, something went wrong.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Jg0vH-S7ehA\/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&amp;rs=AOn4CLDyeUt8kStWsaKP0BcCrRmJ288inA\" alt=\"15-year-old shot to death inside Queens park\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At one point, Pierre was surrounded by a group of teens and beaten before he was shot.<\/p>\n<p>PIX11 attempted to speak with the family of the victim, but they are asking for privacy.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, a makeshift memorial has been set up at the park where the teen was killed.<\/p>\n<p><em>Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting\u00a0<\/em><em>crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/em><em>, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police say it happened after a fight broke out \u2013 the second such case in as many days. 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