"The 13-year-old boy shot in the head in the parking lot of a Queens Dunkin' Donuts a day ago is brain-dead and in a coma, and the family may soon have to decide whether to take him off life support, his uncle says. The NYPD says they got a call about the shooting in front of the donut shop on Linden Boulevard in Cambria Heights around 8:30 a.m. Monday. The injured boy, identified by family as Sanjay Samuel, was taken to a hospital in critical condition."
"Officials have not released descriptions of potential suspects at this time. A backpack believed to belong to the shooter was recovered at the scene, which is located near three schools. Police have not said whether the boy was headed to class at the time. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS."
""There is nothing more devastating than yet another child becoming a victim of senseless gun violence. Our hearts ache with the family and friends of this 13-year-old who is fighting for his life because of this epidemic," Mayor Eric Adams posted on social media."
A 13-year-old boy identified by family as Sanjay Samuel was shot in the head in the parking lot of a Dunkin' Donuts on Linden Boulevard in Cambria Heights around 8:30 a.m. Monday. The boy was taken to a hospital in critical condition and is now brain-dead and in a coma; the family may face a decision about removing life support. Police recovered a backpack believed to belong to the shooter near the scene, which is close to three schools. Officials have not released suspect descriptions and have not said whether the boy was headed to class. Tips can be reported to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. Mayor Eric Adams expressed sorrow and called the incident part of an epidemic of senseless gun violence. A nearby street pole displays a memorial photo for Kevin Lamont Miller Jr., a 13-year-old who was killed on his way to school in 2009, and that section of Linden Boulevard is named after him.
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