It happened hours after Mayor Adams met with NYPD officials to address surging crime.
Highlights
- Yan Zhiwen, a food delivery worker, was shot and killed while on his scooter Saturday night in Queens.
- It happened near 108th Street and 67th Drive in Forest Hills at around 9:30 p.m.
- His final moments were captured on video before he was gunned down point blank in the middle of a residential street.
- Police are asking for help finding the shooter, who they say drove off in a light gray or tan Lexus.
- The killing came less than 24 hours after Mayor Eric Adams held a rare weekend meeting with precinct commanders to address surging crime in New York City.
- Starting Sunday, every borough is getting a violence reduction coordinator, but neighbors worry if the changes are happening fast enough.