Daja Robinson, 14-Year-Old Queens Girl, Killed By Random Gunfire As She Rode Bus

Teen Girl On Bus Killed By Random Gunfire
UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 16: Commuters catch a Green Line bus at Sutphin Blvd. and Archer Ave. on the morning after a transit strike was postponed. Negotiators for the Transport Workers Union and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority failed to agree on a new contract before a midnight strike deadline, but the trains and buses are still running as the union set a new deadline for 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. (Photo by Debbie Egan-Chin/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 16: Commuters catch a Green Line bus at Sutphin Blvd. and Archer Ave. on the morning after a transit strike was postponed. Negotiators for the Transport Workers Union and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority failed to agree on a new contract before a midnight strike deadline, but the trains and buses are still running as the union set a new deadline for 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. (Photo by Debbie Egan-Chin/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
By Janon Fisher

NEW YORK CITY — A 14-year-old girl was shot and killed while riding the bus Saturday night, police said.

Daja Robinson, of South Jamaica, was shot in the head about 9 p.m. on Sutphin Boulevard near Baisley Pond Park.

Police sources for the New York Daily News said that a gunman fired 10 shots at the Q6 bus as it stood at the bus stop. One of the bullets pierced the window, striking Robinson in the head, cops told the News.

She was taken to Jamaica Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Police have made no arrests and they said their investigation is ongoing.

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