A 15-year-old boy was critically injured after he was assaulted by a mob of teenagers in Jamaica Hills at around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22.
The crowd of 13 boys was captured on surveillance cameras turning the corner at Hillside Avenue and 160th Street when they spotted the teen, whom they approached and surrounded. According to police, a verbal altercation ensued, and the assailants began to kick and punch him about the body. One of the teens pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim multiple times in the body, while another attacker removed his sneakers, valued at approximately $340.
