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South Jamaica teen shot and killed riding Q6 bus: NYPD

South Jamaica teen shot and killed riding Q6 bus: NYPD
By Phil Corso

A 14-year-old girl was shot and killed Saturday night while riding a city bus, police said.

Officers responded to the call for help around 9 p.m. to Sutphin Boulevard near Rockaway Boulevard, where they found young Daja Robinson of South Jamaica with a bullet wound to her head on the Q6 bus, the NYPD said. The bus runs between Jamaica and JFK International Airport.

Robinson was pronounced dead soon after at Jamaica Hospital, police said.

The shooting occurred just blocks away from the girl’s home, police said.

Cops said there had been no arrests made as of Sunday morning but an investigation was ongoing.

Reach reporter Phil Corso by e-mail at pcorso@cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4573.