Keyondre Russell, 18, will instead face weapon possession, evidence tampering and menacing charges in the Oct. 14 killing of Jayjon Burnett, the Queens D.A.’s office confirmed Sunday.
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An 18-year-old suspect was arrested in New York City for the subway shooting of a 15-year-old high school football player and reported straight-A student killed on a Queens train.
Distraught dad Jeff Burnett struggled with the Friday slaying of his 15-year-old son Jayjon aboard a Far Rockaway-bound A train in the middle of the afternoon.