Crime & Safety

13-Year-Old Dies Days After Being Shot In Head At NYC Playground: NYPD

Jamoure Harrell, 13, was shot at a Staten Island playground May 19 in what authorities believe was a targeted attack, according to reports.

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A boy, 13, died Monday, several days after he was shot in the head at a Staten Island playground, police said.
A boy, 13, died Monday, several days after he was shot in the head at a Staten Island playground, police said. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)

NEW YORK CITY — A 13-year-old boy died Monday, several days after he was shot in the head at a Staten Island playground, police said.

The death of Jamoure Harrell has been deemed a homicide, authorities said.

Harrell was playing basketball May 19 inside Reverend Doctor Maggie Howard Playground along Tompkins Avenue when a shooter fired several gunshots, the New York Daily News reported.

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One round struck Harrell in the head, and he was rushed to a Staten Island hospital, where he spent days in critical condition before dying, police said.

Cops believe the shooting was a targeted attack and have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection to it, the New York Post first reported.

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