Boy, 15, shot dead by stray bullet outside NYC housing complex: cops, sources

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-08 · by Joe Marino, Amanda Woods

Quick Summary

A 15-year-old boy died and a NYCHA worker was wounded when both were shot by stray bullets outside King Towers in Harlem around 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday. Jihad Pack, who lived at the complex, suffered fatal stomach wounds while a 57-year-old worker was hit in his right hand; the latter is in stable condition. Police have taken another 15-year-old into custody but it’s unclear if he is responsible for the shooting. The incident is under investigation.
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Story summary

A 15-year-old boy named Jihad Pack died from a stray bullet shot on Wednesday evening outside King Towers, a housing complex in Harlem at West 115th Street near Malcolm X Boulevard. He was rushed to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital but later succumbed to his injuries. Another 57-year-old man, identified as a worker for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), was shot in the right hand and is currently stable after being taken to Harlem Hospital. Police took another 15-year-old boy into custody at the scene, though it's unclear if he was involved in the shooting. The incident remains under investigation with no motive established yet.

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Amanda Woods
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🔮 Both suspects – identified by the feds as illegal migrants from the Dominican Republic – were found by the US Marshals Service hiding in a basement of a home in Lynn, Massachusetts and taken into custody overnight, the NYPD said Wednesday. They will be brought back to New York City to face attempted murder charges, the department said.
🔮 He was rushed to Weill Cornell Medical Center, but could not be saved.
🔮 “On the eve of the third anniversary of Oct. 7th, we renew our pledge to Jewish institutions that they will not be left to protect themselves without a strong partner in the NYPD.
🔮 Police could not confirm whether he was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, specifically.
🔮 The city medical examiner’s office will officially determine the cause of death.
🔮 He was knifed in his neck and the leg, and rushed to Jacobi Medical Center, where he is expected to survive, according to sources and the FDNY. Two male suspects, believed to be Hispanic, quickly took off on their e-bikes, the sources said. It was not immediately clear what, if anything, was stolen, according to the sources.
🔮 The city medical examiner will determine the cause of death, according to police.
🔮 She left and came to live by me, but she would come back [to him].”
🔮 A distraught teen precariously perched himself on the ledge of the Williamsburg Bridge and looked to jump off it, before heroic NYPD cops hoisted him to safety, harrowing video shows.
🔮 “In just two days, the City Council will hold a hearing on e-bikes,” the advocates added.
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Joe Marino
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🔮 Carrasco has been on the run since he fled the scene on Tuesday, where he left behind a bouquet of flowers he had apparently hoped would smooth over the couple’s troubled relationship before things took a deadly turn, according to sources.
🔮 Carrasco then fled the scene, leaving behind a bouquet of flowers he had apparently hoped would help smooth over the pair’s troubled relationship.
🔮 D’Angelo Caraballo, 25, and Sneider Mejia, 24, both from the Dominican Republic, were found by the US Marshals Service hiding in a basement of a home in Lynn and taken into custody overnight, according to the NYPD. They will be brought back to New York City to face attempted murder charges, the department said.
🔮 Neighbors told police that the mom and baby may have been thrown from the balcony, and law-enforcement said cops have identified a potential person of interest in the incident, but no details were released. “Please don’t do this!” a tenant told WABC News she heard a woman yelling before the resident saw something plummet to the ground.
🔮 Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch also visited the cop at the hospital.
🔮 He was knifed in his neck and the leg, and rushed to Jacobi Medical Center, where he is expected to survive, according to sources and the FDNY. Two male suspects, believed to be Hispanic, quickly took off on their e-bikes, the sources said. It was not immediately clear what, if anything, was stolen, according to the sources.
🔮 The city medical examiner will determine the cause of death, according to police.
🔮 She left and came to live by me, but she would come back [to him].”
🔮 A distraught teen precariously perched himself on the ledge of the Williamsburg Bridge and looked to jump off it, before heroic NYPD cops hoisted him to safety, harrowing video shows.
🔮 “In just two days, the City Council will hold a hearing on e-bikes,” the advocates added.
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Topics

Harlem Hospital NYCHA the New York City Housing Authority

Subjects

Harlem Hospital ORG · 1× Jihad Pack PERSON · 1× NYCHA ORG · 1× the New York City Housing Authority ORG · 1×

Narrative

A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot and a NYCHA worker wounded by a stray bullet in a Wednesday evening burst of violence on the grounds of a Harlem housing complex, cops and sources said.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08

Claims (7 extracted, 2 hedged)

A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot and a NYCHA worker wounded by a stray bullet in a Wednesday evening burst of violence on the grounds of a Harlem housing complex, cops and sources said. asserted
cops → shoot → complex
Jihad Pack took a bullet to the stomach around 6:20 p.m. in the rear of the King Towers building on West 115th Street near Malcolm X Boulevard where he lived, according to police. uncertain
he → take → police
The gravely injured teen was rushed to Mount Sinai Morningside, where he later succumbed to his injuries, authorities said. asserted
authorities → injure → injuries
A 57-year-old man – who law enforcement sources identified as a worker for the New York City Housing Authority – was shot in the right hand during the fracas, police said. asserted
police → identify → fracas
He was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, cops said. asserted
cops → take → condition
Another 15-year-old boy was taken into custody at the scene, but it wasn’t immediately clear if he was the shooter, according to the sources. uncertain
he → take → sources
The motive for the deadly violence remained under investigation Thursday. asserted
motive → remain → investigation
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