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106th Precinct
Ozone Park, South Ozone Park,
Lindenwood, Howard Beach
and Old Howard Beach
Ozone Park woman and teen
charged with attempted
murder for John Adams
High School stabbing
Ozone Park resident Jamia Dean, and a
16-year-old juvenile, have been charged with
attempted murder for a knife attack on two
teenagers that stunned the John Adams High
School community on March 15, Queens
District Attorney Melinda Katz announced
Tuesday, March 22.
Dean, 20, who lived on Rockaway Boulevard
just two blocks from the school, was arraigned
Monday night before Queens Criminal Court
Judge Jessica Earle-Gargan on a 12-count
complaint charging her with two counts of
attempted murder, nine counts of assault and
one count of criminal possession of a weapon.
According to the charges, at approximately
10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15, Dean and
the juvenile allegedly approached two teens in
front of the Ozone Park school. Th e juvenile
said, “What’s up?” to the 16-year-old victim
then punched him multiple times in the face
while Dean pulled the victim’s hair. Dean continued
to pull the hair of the fi rst victim as the
juvenile pulled out a knife and stabbed the boy,
causing deep lacerations to his back and leg.
Th e second teenager, a 17-year-old, attempted
to intervene in the attack by jumping on the
juvenile. Dean then pulled the second victim’s
hair as the juvenile punched and stabbed him.
Th e two victims were able to escape the attack
and race into John Adams High School
where they sought help.
EMS responded to the scene and transported
the 17-year-old to Jamaica Hospital
Medical Center, where he was in critical but
stable condition. Th e 16-year-old victim was
rushed to Long Island Jewish Medical Center,
where he was listed in stable condition.
According to the charges, the 16-year-old
suff ered a stab wound to his back and a large
laceration to the left leg. He required a chest
tube, sustained injury to his right lung and was
admitted to the hospital for three days. Th e
17-year-old sustained seven laceration wounds
to his torso, back, arm and hip including a
six-inch deep wound that injured his spleen.
He underwent two surgeries to his spleen and
elbow and was admitted to the hospital for fi ve
days aft er life-threatening blood loss. Following
the attack, video surveillance showed Dean
and the juvenile headed west on Rockaway
Boulevard. Additional video captured the two
assailants at 102nd Street removing clothing
and discarding items into a trash receptacle.
Police from the 106th Precinct in Ozone
Park received the black jacket that was tossed
into the receptacle by the juvenile. It had blood
on it, according to the criminal complaint.
Judge Earle-Gargan ordered the defendant
to return to court on March 25. If convicted,
Dean faces up to 25 years in prison.
102nd Precinct
Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill East,
Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and the
northern part of Ozone Park
Two off -duty corrections
offi cers injured in Queens
nightclub shooting
Two off -duty corrections offi cers were caught
in a hail of bullets during a Queens nightclub
shooting early in the morning of Saturday,
March 19, police reported.
Both offi cers suff ered non-life-threatening
injuries and were treated at a local hospital.
Police sources said it’s not believed they were
the shooter’s intended targets.
Law enforcement sources said the gunfi re
erupted at about 1:28 a.m. on March 19 at the
Showtime Bar & Lounge located at 119-01 101st
Ave. in South Richmond Hill.
According to sources familiar with the investigation,
the suspected shooter had gotten
involved in a dispute inside the location, and was
ultimately ejected from the premises by bar staff .
Shortly after being thrown out of the bar,
law enforcement sources said, the suspect
stood in front of the bar on 101st Avenue,
pulled out a gun and began firing into the
location.
Police said one of the off-duty corrections
officers, a 29-year-old female, took a bullet
to her left foot, while the other, a 31-year-old
man, was hit in the left hand.
After firing numerous shots, authorities
said, the suspect fled the scene in an unknown
direction.
Officers from the 102nd Precinct responded
to the shooting. EMS rushed the
officers to Jamaica Hospital for treatment
of their injuries.
So far, no arrests have been made in the
ongoing investigation. Police did not immediately
provide the shooter’s description.
Anyone with information regarding
the shooting can call Crime Stoppers
at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial
888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online
at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on
Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls and messages
are kept confi dential.
110th Precinct
Corona and Elmhurst
Cops looking for assailant
who allegedly used a bottle
to bludgeon E train riders
Two E train riders were allegedly bashed
over their skulls by a bottle-swinging subway
rider earlier this month and police
from the 110th Precinct in Elmhurst and
Transit District 20 are on the lookout for
the suspect.
Just before midnight on Th ursday, March
3, the man engaged in a shouting match with
a 34-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman
as the E train approached the 74th Street
and Roosevelt Avenue transit hub in Jackson
Heights.
During the argument, the assailant pulled
out a liquor bottle, which he used to strike
both of the victims, police said.
EMS responded to the crime scene and
transported both victims to Elmhurst Hospital
Center, where they both received treatment
for lacerations to their heads, according to the
NYPD.
In surveillance images of the suspect released
by the NYPD, he is described as having
a dark complexion and bald head with a thin
mustache. He was last seen wearing a dark
jacket and dark pants.
Anyone with information in regard
to the identity of the suspects is asked to
call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline
at 800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish,
888-57-PISTA (74782).
Th e public can also submit their tips by
logging onto the CrimeStoppers website
at nypdcrimestoppers.com, or on Twitter
@NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept
confi dential.
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