Jonathan Adams was 18 and from Laurelton when he was fatally shot inside a residence on 108th Avenue near 173rd Street in Jamaica, Queens, on October 16, 2025. A 911 call reporting a person shot brought officers from the 103rd Precinct to the home at about 10:45 a.m. Detectives found Adams with a single, fatal gunshot wound to the head; he was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The NYPD opened a homicide investigation and took several people who had been at the scene into custody for questioning, but no arrests were made. Jonathan is remembered by those who knew him as a vibrant young man with a bright future ahead of him.

If anyone was in that home that morning or has information about what happened, please come forward.