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Jan 06, 2024

NYC Crime: 13

STATEN ISLAND, New York (WABC) -- A 13-year-old boy who was shot in the head on

STATEN ISLAND, New York (WABC) -- A 13-year-old boy who was shot in the head on Staten Island on Friday has died.

Jamoure Harrell succumbed to his injuries on Monday, officials announced Tuesday. Police do not believe he was the intended target of the shooting.

The 16-year-old being sought in the playground shooting was picked up by the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force.

He is charged with murder, two counts of assault, criminal use of a firearm and menacing.

Police say Harrell was part of a group of young people who were hanging out by the basketball courts at Reverend Dr. Maggie Howard Playground when shots rang out, striking him in the head.

Detectives do not believe Harrell is connected to a gang, but was caught in a gang dispute.

He was sitting on a bench eating an egg sandwich when he was struck by a .40 caliber bullet, fired "almost a football field away."

He was rushed to Richmond University Medical Center where he later died.

"A shooting at this time of the day clearly illustrates the magnitude of the situation," said Malcolm Penn, a man from a violence prevention program who knew the victim.

He said the teen is an 8th grader who attended the Eagle Academy charter school, right next to where the shooting took place.

Penn said the victim was one of the students in the violence prevention program.

"Just a bright energetic kid from the community," he said. "Just full of life. It's just sad man. It's a sad situation."

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