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A 15-year-old boy was arrested for killing a 17-year-old girl in a car in Queens, cops said Sunday.

Shantasia O’Brian was shot in the back around 5 p.m. Friday while in front of 240-06 136 Ave. near Brookville Boulevard in Rosedale, cops said.

Cops arrested the 15-year-old suspected shooter Saturday and charged him with manslaughter, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and tampering with physical evidence, cops said. His name wasn’t released because he’s a juvenile, police said.


  Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection to the fatal shooting of 17-year-old girl Shantasia O’Brian in Rosedale, Queens last week. Google Maps Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection to the fatal shooting of 17-year-old girl Shantasia O’Brian in Rosedale, Queens last week. Google Maps

Police were unable to say if the shooting was accidental or intended.

EMS transported Shantasia to Jamaica Hospital, where she was declared dead, cops said.

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